Facilitation in repeated trait judgments: Implications for the structure of trait concepts

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-46

  Skowronski, John J ^a   Shook, Jaron ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030615339     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.1996.1312     Document Type: Article

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