The Sleeper Effect in Persuasion: A Meta-Analytic Review

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 143-172

  Tarcan Kumkale, G ^a   Albarracín, Dolores ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; META ANALYSIS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

AWARENESS; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0348198031     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.130.1.143     Document Type: Review

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