Trait self-report as a "fill in" belief system: Categorization speed moderates the extraversion/life satisfaction relation

Self and Identity

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-34

  Robinson, Michael D ^a   Oishi, Shigehiro ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 33750970655     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860500338708     Document Type: Article

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