Social judgment norms and social utility: When it is more valuable to be useful than desirable

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-180

  Cambon, Laurent ^a   Djouari, Aicha ^a   Beauvois, Jean Léon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Person perception; Social desirability; Social norms of Judgment; Social utility; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751171297     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185.65.3.167     Document Type: Review

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