The epistemic-teleologic model of deliberate self-persuasion

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-67

  Maio, Gregory R ^a,b   Thomas, Geoff ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Attitude change; Persuasion; Reasoning; Self persuasion; Suppression

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547298671     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088868306294589     Document Type: Article

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