Homogeneity perception as a reaction to identity threat: Effects of status difference in a simulated society game

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 613-625

  Karasawa, Minoru ^a   Karasawa, Kaori ^b   Hirose, Yukio ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 9344256680     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.219     Document Type: Article

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