Pairs, Reflections, and the EgoI: Exploration of a Perceptual Hypothesis

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 114-126

  Langer, Frank ^a,b  

^a Maple Clinic   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGOCENTRICITY INDEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LAW SUIT; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; SELF ESTEEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1642579685     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8201_16     Document Type: Article

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