Signaling when (and When Not) to be cautious and self-protective: Impulsive and reflective trust in close relationships

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 485-502

  Murray, Sandra L ^a   Pinkus, Rebecca T ^b   Holmes, John G ^c   Harris, Brianna ^a   Gomillion, Sarah ^a   Aloni, Maya ^a   Derrick, Jaye L ^d   Leder, Sadie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Automaticity; IAT; Risk regulation; Trust; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; SEXUALITY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; TRUST;

ADULT; COURTSHIP; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION; TRUST; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052209354     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023233     Document Type: Article

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