PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Basking In Reflected Glory, Impression Management, Ecological Fallacy

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2310
• Professor: Saba Safdar

Document Summary

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