You are so kind - And i am kind and smart: Actor - Observer differences in the interpretation of on-going behavior

Polish Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 394-401

  Abele, Andrea E ^a   Bruckmüller, Susanne ^b   Wojciszke, Bogdan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b University of Koblenz   (Germany)

^c SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

actor observer differences; agency; communion; dual perspective model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919648127     PISSN: 00792993     EISSN: 16417844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/ppb-2014-0048     Document Type: Review

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