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The implicit identity effect: Identity primes, group size, and helping

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The implicit identity effect: Identity primes, group size, and helping. / Levine, Mark; Cassidy, Clare; Jentzsch, Ines.
In: British Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 49, No. 4, 01.12.2010, p. 785-802.

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Levine, M, Cassidy, C & Jentzsch, I 2010, 'The implicit identity effect: Identity primes, group size, and helping', British Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 785-802. https://doi.org/10.1348/014466609X480426

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Levine, M., Cassidy, C., & Jentzsch, I. (2010). The implicit identity effect: Identity primes, group size, and helping. British Journal of Social Psychology, 49(4), 785-802. https://doi.org/10.1348/014466609X480426

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Levine M, Cassidy C, Jentzsch I. The implicit identity effect: Identity primes, group size, and helping. British Journal of Social Psychology. 2010 Dec 1;49(4):785-802. doi: 10.1348/014466609X480426

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Levine, Mark ; Cassidy, Clare ; Jentzsch, Ines. / The implicit identity effect : Identity primes, group size, and helping. In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 2010 ; Vol. 49, No. 4. pp. 785-802.

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