Priming in interpersonal contexts: Implications for affect and behavior

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1693-1705

  Wyer, Natalie A ^a   Calvini, Guglielmo ^a   Nash, Abigail ^a   Miles, Natasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affect; avoidance behavior; priming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649262071     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210386968     Document Type: Article

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