Mind-reading and metacognition: Narcissism, not actual competence, predicts self-estimated ability

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-209

  Ames, Daniel R ^a   Kammrath, Lara K ^b  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

empathic accuracy; interpersonal sensitivity; metacognition; mind reading; narcissism

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444343503     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JONB.0000039649.20015.0e     Document Type: Article

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