The Focusing Effect of Self-Evaluation Threat in Coaction and Social Comparison

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-211

  Muller, Dominique ^a   Butera, Fabrizio ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

attentional focusing; coaction; illusory conjunction; self evaluation threat; social comparison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 34548855680     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.93.2.194     Document Type: Article

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