Beyond the information given: The power of a belief in self-interest

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-34

  Vuolevi, Joel H K ^a   van Lange, Paul A M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77955576549     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.711     Document Type: Article

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