Anchoring and adjustment during social inferences

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 151-162

  Tamir, Diana I ^a   Mitchell, Jason P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchoring and adjustment; Mentalizing; Self; Simulation; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880948012     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028232     Document Type: Article

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