The Projection of Implicit and Explicit Goals

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 545-559

  Kawada, Christie L K ^a   Oettingen, Gabriele ^a,b   Gollwitzer, Peter M ^a,c   Bargh, John A ^a,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842536277     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.86.4.545     Document Type: Article

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