Choosing to enter or avoid diagnostic social situations

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1175-1181

  Beck, Lindsey A ^a   Clark, Margaret S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549122766     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02420.x     Document Type: Article

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