The motivated tactician's juggling act: Compatible vs. incompatible impression goals

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-256

  Ruscher, Janet B ^a   Fiske, Susan T ^b   Schnake, Sherry B ^c  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0347117785     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466600164453     Document Type: Article

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