Evaluating others: The role of who we are versus what we think traits mean

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 123-136

  McElwee, Rory O'Brien ^a   Dunning, David ^b   Tan, Patricia Lim ^b   Hollmann, Sara ^b  

^a RANDOLPH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 85047683715     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2302_4     Document Type: Article

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