Experimental induction of biased systematic processing: The directed-thought technique

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-33

  Killeya, Ley A ^a   Johnson, Blair T ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032221635     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167298241002     Document Type: Article

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