Using Partially Structured Attitude Measures to Enhance the Attitude-Behavior Relationship

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-211

  Vargas, Patrick T ^c   Von Hippel, William ^a   Petty, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude measurement; Attitude behavior consistency; Attitudes; Implicit attitudes

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0942300559     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203259931     Document Type: Review

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