Embodied metaphor and the "true" self: Priming entity expansion and protection influences intrinsic self-expressions in self-perceptions and interpersonal behavior

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-87

  Landau, Mark J ^a   Vess, Matthew ^b   Arndt, Jamie ^c   Rothschild, Zachary K ^a   Sullivan, Daniel ^a   Atchley, Ruth Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive process; Conceptual metaphor; Embodied cognition; Interpersonal behavior; Intrinsic self concept; Self perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650017498     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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