How Do We Want Others to Decide?: Geographical Distance Influences Evaluations of Decision Makers

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 826-838

  Burgoon, Erin M ^a   Henderson, Marlone D ^a   Wakslak, Cheryl J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

base rates; construal level; decision making; geographical distance; social judgment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BASE RATES; CONSTRUAL LEVEL; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTANCE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUDGMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

BASE RATES; CONSTRUAL LEVEL; DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL JUDGMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878029149     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167213481247     Document Type: Article

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