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This paper was based on a doctoral dissertation completed by Steven J. Spencer under the direction of Claude M. Steele. This research was supported by a National Institute of Mental Health predoctoral fellowship to Steven J. Spencer and grants from the National Institute of Mental Health (MH45889) and the Russell Sage Foundation (879.304) to Claude M. Steele. The authors thank Jennifer Crocker, Lenard Eron, Hazel Markus, David Myers, Richard Nisbett, William Von Hippel, and several anonymous reviewers for their helpful advice and comments on earlier drafts of the manuscript. They also thank Latasha Nash, Sabrina Voelpel, and Nancy Faulk for their help in running experimental sessions.
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Correspondence concerning this article and reprint requests should be addressed to Steven J. Spencer, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1.
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