Discriminative facility and its role in the perceived quality of interactional experiences

Journal of Personality

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 765-785

  Cheng, Cecilia ^a   Chiu, Chi Yue ^b   Hong, Ying Yi ^b   Cheung, Janice S ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0040152677     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.695163     Document Type: Article

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