Principles of Situation Research: Towards a Better Understanding of Psychological Situations

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 363-381

  Rauthmann, John F ^a   Sherman, Ryne A ^b   Funder, David C ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Person; Psychological situation; Situation; Situation perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84932164659     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.1994     Document Type: Article

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