When it is embedded, it is potent: Effects of general attitude embeddedness on formation of specific attitudes and behavioral intentions

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 845-861

  Prislin, Radmila ^a   Ouellette, Judith ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030305870     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167296228007     Document Type: Article

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