Meta-Judgmental Versus Operative Indexes of Psychological Attributes: The Case of Measures of Attitude Strength

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 637-652

  Bassili, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0030492641     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.71.4.637     Document Type: Article

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