An experiential thinking style: Its facets and relations with objective and subjective criterion measures

Journal of Personality

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1043-1080

  Norris, Paul ^a   Epstein, Seymour ^b  

^a Pacific University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STANDARD; STUDENT; THINKING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; THINKING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053236509     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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