On the manipulative behavior of low Machiavellians: Feigning incompetence to "sandbag" an opponent

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1448-1459

  Shepperd, James A ^a,c   Socherman, Robert E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0031525281     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.6.1448     Document Type: Article

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