Who Knows What About a Person? The Self-Other Knowledge Asymmetry (SOKA) Model

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 281-300

  Vazire, Simine ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accuracy; behavior; peer ratings; personality judgment; self knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449100129     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017908     Document Type: Article

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