When parsimony subdues distinctiveness: Simplified public perceptions of politicians' personality

Political Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-95

  Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^a   Barbaranelli, Claudio ^a   Zimbardo, Philip G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Big Five model; Candidate appraisal; Personality descriptors; Political schemata; Social cognitive model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036489079     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0162-895X.00271     Document Type: Article

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