Relative Influences of Affect and Cognition on Behavior: Are Feelings or Beliefs More Related to Blood Donation Intentions?

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-62

  Farley, Sally D ^a,c   Stasson, Mark F ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALBRIGHT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect vs. cognition; Attitude structure; Blood donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; BLOOD DONORS; COGNITION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0037268399     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1618-3169.50.1.55     Document Type: Article

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