How Social Norms Promote Misleading Social Feedback and Inaccurate Self-Assessment

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 206-216

  Fay, Adam J ^a   Jordan, Alexander H ^b   Ehrlinger, Joyce ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84856971940     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00420.x     Document Type: Review

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