Discrepancies between explicit and implicit self-concepts: Consequences for information processing

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 154-170

  Briñol, Pablo ^a   Petty, Richard E ^b   Wheeler, S Christian ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Discrepancy; Explicit implicit; Persuasion; Self

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

AWARENESS; CULTURE; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SELF CONCEPT; SHYNESS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33746353698     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.1.154     Document Type: Article

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