Name letter preferences are not merely mere exposure: Implicit egotism as self-regulation

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 170-177

  Jones, John T ^a   Pelham, Brett W ^a   Mirenberg, Matthew C ^a   Hetts, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit; Mere exposure; Name letter; Self enhancement; Self esteem; Self regulation; Unconscious

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036124531     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.2001.1497     Document Type: Article

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