When focusing on differences leads to similar perspectives

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 134-141

  Todd, Andrew R ^a   Hanko, Karlene ^a   Galinsky, Adam D ^b   Mussweiler, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

difference mind set; intergroup processes; mentalizing; perspective taking

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; THEORY OF MIND; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; CUES; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; THEORY OF MIND; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78951469521     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610392929     Document Type: Article

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