Referent cognitions theory: The role of closeness of reference points in the psychology of voice

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 616-626

  Van Den Bos, Kees ^a,b   Van Prooijen, Jan Willem ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZATION; VOICE;

COGNITION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VOICE;

EID: 85047686005     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.4.616     Document Type: Article

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