Abstract thinking increases one's sense of power

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 378-385

  Smith, Pamela K ^a   Wigboldus, Daniël H J ^b   Dijksterhuis, Ap ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bidirectional relationship; Concrete vs. abstract thought; Sense of power; Subjective power; Unintentional maintenance of hierarchies

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849089462     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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