Similar outgroups: Threatening or likable?
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This article is published in Asian Journal of Social Psychology.The article was published on 2021-11-15 and is currently open access. It has received 0 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ingroups and outgroups & In-group favoritism.read more
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