The eyes and ears of status: How status colors perceptual judgment

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 570-582

  Pettit, Nathan C ^a   Sivanathan, Niro ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

social hierarchy; social perception; status; status perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ADULT; COGNITION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859746798     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211431166     Document Type: Article

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