Behaviour variability and the Situated Focus Theory of Power

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 256-295

  Guinote, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour variability; Flexibility; Inhibition; Power; Selective attention; Situated cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449137430     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10463280701692813     Document Type: Article

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