The effects of power on prosocial outcomes: A self-validation analysis

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-30

  DeMarree, Kenneth G ^a   Briñol, Pablo ^b   Petty, Richard E ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Metacognition; Power; Priming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897961800     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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