Learning from social rewards predicts individual differences in self-reported social ability

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 332-339

  Heerey, Erin A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning; Smiles; Social cognition; Social rewards; Social skill

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; REWARD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MALE; REWARD; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893378497     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031511     Document Type: Article

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