Why Do Implicit and Explicit Attitude Tests Diverge? The Role of Structural Fit

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-31

  Payne, B Keith ^a   Burkley, Melissa A ^b   Stokes, Mark B ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attitude; automatic; implicit; measurement; prejudice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 38649140166     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.94.1.16     Document Type: Article

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