A Self-Standards Model of Cognitive Dissonance

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 228-243

  Stone, Jeff ^a   Cooper, Joel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035627755     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.2000.1446     Document Type: Article

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