Toward a cognitive social learning reconceptualization of personality.

1973/01/01 by Walter Mischel · 3,214 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Cognition #Cognitive and psychological constructs research #Cognitive psychology #Emotional Intelligence and Performance #Neuroscience #Personality #Personality Traits and Psychology #Psychology #Social cognition #Social learning #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/h0035002

published in Psychological Review 80(4), 252-283 (American Psychological Association)

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