The reinstatement of dissonance and psychological discomfort following failed affirmations

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 123-147

  Galinsky, Adam D ^a   Stone, Jeff ^b   Cooper, Joel ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0033622384     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(200001/02)30:1<123::AID-EJSP981>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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