Cultural variations in motivational responses to felt misunderstanding

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 986-996

  Lun, Janetta ^a   Oishi, Shigehiro ^b   Coan, James A ^b   Akimoto, Sharon ^c   Miao, Felicity F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; EEG; Felt misunderstanding; Felt understanding; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953953446     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210362979     Document Type: Article

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