Picture yourself at the polls: Visual perspective in mental imagery affects self-perception and behavior

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-203

  Libby, Lisa K ^a   Shaeffer, Eric M ^a   Eibach, Richard P ^b   Slemmer, Jonathan A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY; OHIO; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 34247224336     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01872.x     Document Type: Article

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