Conversational expectations as a basis for order effects in persuasion

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-273

  Igou, Eric R ^a   Bless, Herbert ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Conversational rules; Order effects; Persuasion

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548100327     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X06303454     Document Type: Article

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