Priming for self-esteem influences the monitoring of one's own performance.

Social cues have subtle effects on a person, often without them being aware. One explanation for this influence involves implicit priming of trait associations. To study this effect, we activated implicit associations in participants of 'being Clever' or 'being Stupid' that were...

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Main Authors: Bengtsson, S, Dolan, R, Passingham, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011