Temptation bias: Can self-enhancement limit the influence of gender stereotypes?

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 311-329

  Garos, Sheila ^a   Kluck, Annette S ^b   Beggan, James K ^c   Martindale, Jeffrey ^a   Wheeler, Amanda Easton ^a   Zacchilli, Tammy Lowery ^d  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d Virginia Peninsula   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Self enhancement; Temptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549167150     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9345-7     Document Type: Article

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