Inferences about the authentic self: When do actions say more than mental states?

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 615-630

  Johnson, Joel T ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^b   Mitchell, Emilie B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 8744237970     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.87.5.615     Document Type: Article

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