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Perception and Social Psychology

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This article deals with human perception and judgement, areas covered both by general psychology and social psychology.

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Etzel, G. (1976). Perception and Social Psychology. In: Systems Theory in the Social Sciences. Interdisciplinary Systems Research / Interdisziplinäre Systemforschung. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5495-5_25

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