Danger and Fear Control in Response to Fear Appeals: The Role of Need for Cognition

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-24

  Ruiter, Robert A C ^a   Verplanken, Bas ^b   De Cremer, David ^a   Kok, Gerjo ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

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EID: 2442447128     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2601_2     Document Type: Article

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