Overcoming the self-promotion dilemma: Interpersonal attraction and extra help as a consequence of who sings one's praises

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1362-1374

  Pfeffer, Jeffrey ^a,d   Fong, Christina T ^b   Cialdini, Robert B ^c   Portnoy, Rebecca R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agents; Person perception; Self promotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33748329643     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206290337     Document Type: Article

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