Forming judgments of attitude certainty, intensity, and importance: The role of subjective experiences

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 771-782

  Haddock, Geoffrey ^a   Rothman, Alexander J ^b   Reber, Rolf ^b   Schwarz, Norbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033247452     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167299025007001     Document Type: Article

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