Social explanation and social expectation: Effects of real and hypothetical explanations on subjective likelihood.

Ross, Lee D., Lepper, Mark R., Strack, Fritz, Steinmetz, Julia·1977·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DOI 10.1037//0022-3514.35.11.817

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Ross, L. D., Lepper, M. R., Strack, F., & Steinmetz, J. (1977). Social explanation and social expectation: Effects of real and hypothetical explanations on subjective likelihood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.35.11.817

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