PSY 161 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Observer-Expectancy Effect, Extraversion And Introversion, Fundamental Attribution Error

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 161
• Professor: Professor Elliot

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