Why Good Guys Wear White: Automatic Inferences About Stimulus Valence Based on Brightness

Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 82-87

  Meier, Brian P ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^a   Clore, Gerald L ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 1642416703     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.01502002.x     Document Type: Article

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