Understanding and using the Implicit Association Test: V. measuring semantic aspects of trait self-concepts

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 695-706

  Schnabel, Konrad ^a   Asendorpf, Jens B ^a   Greenwald, Anthony G ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Five; Implicit personality self concept; Semantic associations; Valence associations

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349178971     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.697     Document Type: Article

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