On the Primacy of Affect in the Determination of Attitudes and Behavior: The Moderating Role of Affective-Cognitive Ambivalence

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 398-421

  Lavine, Howard ^a   Thomsen, Cynthia J ^c   Zanna, Mark P ^b   Borgida, Eugene ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032382092     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.1998.1357     Document Type: Article

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