The Impact of Accountability on Judgment and Choice: Toward A Social Contingency Model

@article{Tetlock1992TheIO,
  title={The Impact of Accountability on Judgment and Choice: Toward A Social Contingency Model},
  author={Philip E. Tetlock},
  journal={Advances in Experimental Social Psychology},
  year={1992},
  volume={25},
  pages={331-376}
}
  • P. Tetlock
  • Published 1992
  • Sociology
  • Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
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