Predicting behaviour towards genetically modified food using implicit and explicit attitudes

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 437-457

  Spence, Alexa ^a,b   Townsend, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34547240103     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466606X152261     Document Type: Article

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