On inferring one's beliefs from one's attempt and consequences for subsequent compliance

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 260-272

  Dolinski, Dariusz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; REINFORCEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0034131956     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.78.2.260     Document Type: Article

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