Lay Dispositionism and Implicit Theories of Personality

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-30

  Chiu, Chi Yue ^a   Hong, Ying Yi ^c   Dweck, Carol S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031182133     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.19     Document Type: Article

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