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Implicit Personality Theory

Implicit Personality Theory is a cognitive framework within social psychology that represents an individual's implicit assumptions and schemas about the relationships among personality traits, guiding the process of trait inference and impression formation by organizing perceived traits into coherent, predictable patterns.

210

Publications

32.5K

Citations

450

Authors

254

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

26

Variants

Implicit Personality Theories

Parents

Publications

210

A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality.

Carol S. Dweck, Ellen L. Leggett · Psychological Review · 1988 · 9.2K citations

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Implicit Theories and Their Role in Judgments and Reactions: A Word From Two Perspectives

Carol S. Dweck, Chi‐yue Chiu, Ying‐yi Hong · Psychological Inquiry · 1995 · 2.4K citations

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Implicit theories of intelligence, creativity, and wisdom.

Robert J. Sternberg · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1985 · 1.2K citations

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Stalking the perfect measure of implicit self-esteem: The blind men and the elephant revisited?

Jennifer K. Bosson, William B. Swann, James W. Pennebaker · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2000 · 1K citations

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Stereotype formation and endorsement: The role of implicit theories.

Sheri R. Levy, Steven J. Stroessner, Carol S. Dweck · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1998 · 943 citations

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Authors

450

  1. CS
    Carol S. Dweck

    Stanford University, United States

    11 publications · 14.9K citations

    11

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  2. RB
    Rainer Banse

    University of Bonn, Germany

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

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  3. JB
    Jens B. Asendorpf

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    5 publications · 1K citations

    5

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  4. KS
    Konrad Schnabel

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    5 publications · 458 citations

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  5. FJ
    Fons J. R. van de Vijver

    Tilburg University, Netherlands

    4 publications · 415 citations

    4

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Institutions

254

  1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  2. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Utrecht, Netherlands

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    367 citations

  4. Western University

    London, Canada

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    292 citations

  5. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    2.6K citations

  6. University of Johannesburg

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    923 citations

  7. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    517 citations

  8. North-West University

    Potchefstroom, South Africa

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    1.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    32 publications · 8.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Personality

    13 publications · 671 citations

    12

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  3. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 11 publications · 1.2K citations

    10

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  4. Personality and Individual Differences

    7 publications · 423 citations

    7

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  5. European Journal of Personality

    6 publications · 316 citations

    6

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