Connecting the dots: Mobilizing theory to reveal the big picture in social psychology (and why we should do this)

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Ellemers, Naomi ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84873086434     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1932     Document Type: Article

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