PSYC 362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Extraversion And Introversion, Confirmation Bias, Positive Illusions

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 362
• Professor: Jennifer Pink

Document Summary

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