Why Susie sells seashells by the seashore: Implicit egotism and major life decisions

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 469-487

  Pelham, Brett W ^a,b   Mirenberg, Matthew C ^a,b   Jones, John T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; NOMENCLATURE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NAMES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047668932     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.82.4.469     Document Type: Article

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