Evaluations in their social context: Distance regulates consistency and context dependence

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 436-447

  Ledgerwood, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84905438517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12123     Document Type: Article

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