Self-knowledge reduces conflict by biasing one of plural possible answers

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 455-469

  Nakao, Takashi ^a,b,c   Mitsumoto, Mayo ^d   Nashiwa, Hitomi ^d   Takamura, Masahiro ^d   Tokunaga, Satoko ^d   Miyatani, Makoto ^d   Ohira, Hideki ^b   Katayama, Kaori ^d   Okamoto, Akane ^d   Watanabe, Yu ^d  

^a JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conflict; Event related brain potential; Occupational choice; Self; Social decision making

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CAREER CHOICE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950324504     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210363403     Document Type: Article

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