Valence Effects in Reasoning About Evaluative Traits

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-109

  Heyman, Gail D ^a,b   Giles, Jessica W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 1642365144     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2004.0004     Document Type: Article

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