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Self-categorization and bystander non-intervention: Two experimental studies

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Self-categorization and bystander non-intervention: Two experimental studies. / Levine, M; Cassidy, C; Brazier, G et al.
In: Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 32, No. 7, 07.2002, p. 1452-1463.

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Levine, M, Cassidy, C, Brazier, G & Reicher, S 2002, 'Self-categorization and bystander non-intervention: Two experimental studies', Journal of Applied Social Psychology, vol. 32, no. 7, pp. 1452-1463. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01446.x

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Levine, M., Cassidy, C., Brazier, G., & Reicher, S. (2002). Self-categorization and bystander non-intervention: Two experimental studies. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32(7), 1452-1463. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01446.x

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Levine M, Cassidy C, Brazier G, Reicher S. Self-categorization and bystander non-intervention: Two experimental studies. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 2002 Jul;32(7):1452-1463. doi: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01446.x

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Levine, M ; Cassidy, C ; Brazier, G et al. / Self-categorization and bystander non-intervention : Two experimental studies. In: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 2002 ; Vol. 32, No. 7. pp. 1452-1463.

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