Let there be no mistake! On assessment mode and the transference effect in social perception

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 879-883

  Pierro, Antonio ^a   Orehek, Edward ^b   Kruglanski, Arie W ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Impression formation; Person perception; Regulatory mode; Social cognition; Social judgment; Transference

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650747619     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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