I still cannot see it - A replication of blind spots in self-perception

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-7

  Gallrein, Anne Marie B ^a   Weßels, Nele M ^a   Carlson, Erika N ^b   Leising, Daniel ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blind spots; Interpersonal perception; Profile analysis; Self knowledge; Social reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952645845     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2015.10.002     Document Type: Article

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