Interpersonal Orientation and the Accuracy of Personality Judgments

Journal of Personality

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 267-295

  Vogt, Dawne S ^a,b   Colvin, C Randall ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Natl Ctr Posttraum SD ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROJECTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0041632204     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.7102005     Document Type: Article

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