The boss is paying attention: Power affects the functioning of the attentional networks

Social Cognition

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-181

  Willis, Guillermo B ^a   Rodríguez Bailón, Rosa ^a   Lupiáñez, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

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EID: 79953095338     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2011.29.2.166     Document Type: Article

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