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‘If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect’: Children’s and adults’ perceptions of intellectually arrogant, humble, and diffident people

Sara HagáDepartment of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, Lisboa, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristina R. OlsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Pages 87-98 | Received 25 Jul 2015, Accepted 10 Dec 2015, Published online: 20 Apr 2016

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