Changing theories of change: Strategic shifting in implicit theory endorsement

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 597-620

  Leith, Scott A ^a   Ward, Cindy L P ^a   Giacomin, Miranda ^a   Landau, Enoch S ^a   Ehrlinger, Joyce ^b   Wilson, Anne E ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entity; Implicit theories; Incremental; Motivated reasoning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925389578     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037699     Document Type: Article

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