The Liberal Illusion of Uniqueness

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-144

  Stern, Chadly ^a   West, Tessa V ^a   Schmitt, Peter G ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

motivation; need for uniqueness; political ideology; social perception; truly false uniqueness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; SELF CONCEPT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891911378     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613500796     Document Type: Article

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