Terror management, illusory correlation, and perceptions of minority groups

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-23

  Lieberman, Joel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 85047670685     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2101_2     Document Type: Article

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