Colors, smiles, and frowns: External affective cues can directly affect responses to persuasive communications in a mood-like manner without affecting mood

Social Cognition

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 469-490

  Soldat, Alexander S ^a   Sinclair, Robert C ^b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sinclair and Associates Research Specialists   (Canada)

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EID: 0035605029     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.19.4.469.20756     Document Type: Article

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