Affective Assimilation and Contrast: Effects of Expectations and Prior Stimulus Exposure

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-154

  Geers, Andrew L ^a   Daniel Lassiter, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 20744447198     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2702_5     Document Type: Article

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