Bias and error in human judgment

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 1-44

  Kruglanski, Arie W ^a   Ajzen, Icek ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84985822173     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2420130102     Document Type: Article

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