Idealistic advice and pragmatic choice: A psychological distance account

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1105-1117

  Danziger, Shai ^a   Montal, Ronit ^b   Barkan, Rachel ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Advice giving; Construal level theory; Decision making; Idealism and pragmatism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STUDENT;

ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STUDENTS;

EID: 84868655543     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027013     Document Type: Article

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