A Question of Compensation: The Social Life of the Fundamental Dimensions of Social Perception

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 828-842

  Kervyn, Nicolas ^a,b   Yzerbyt, Vincent Y ^a   Judd, Charles M ^c   Nunes, Ana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b FNRS   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

compensation; competence; impression confirmation; stereotypes; warmth

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APTITUDE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS;

EID: 65349129970     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013320     Document Type: Article

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