Person theories: Their temporal stability and relation to intertrait inferences

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 965-977

  Poon, Connie S K ^a   Koehler, Derek J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impression; Intertrait inferences; Person theories; Personality; Temporal stability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EGO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; INTUITION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

CULTURE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTUITION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS;

EID: 44849133271     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208316690     Document Type: Article

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