Give a Person Power and He or She Will Show Interpersonal Sensitivity: The Phenomenon and Its Why and When

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 835-850

  Mast, Marianne Schmid ^a   Jonas, Klaus ^b   Hall, Judith A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accuracy; hierarchy; interpersonal sensitivity; power; social perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SUGGESTION;

ADULT; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUGGESTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449467205     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016234     Document Type: Article

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