The source effect: Person descriptions by self versus others have differential effects on impression formation

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 965-977

  Brandt, Aafje C ^a   Vonk, Roos ^b   van Knippenberg, Ad ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boasting; Impression formation; Self presentation; Source; Third party

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 67849114133     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167209335056     Document Type: Article

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