The effect of spatial elevation on respect depends on merit and medium

Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-159

  Schubert, Lisa ^a   Schubert, Thomas W ^b   Topolinski, Sascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Liking; Person perception; Respect; Spatial elevation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876517885     PISSN: 18649335     EISSN: 21512590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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