The agreeableness asymmetry in first impressions: Perceivers' impulse to (mis)judge agreeableness and how it is moderated by power

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1719-1736

  Ames, Daniel R ^a   Bianchi, Emily C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Agreeableness; Big Five; Impression formation; Person perception; Power; Trait

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPULSIVENESS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 57249084856     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208323932     Document Type: Article

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