The effect of induced compliance on relative left frontal cortical activity: A test of the action-based model of dissonance

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-45

  Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a   Gerdjikov, Todor ^b   Harmon Jones, Cindy ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c 4235 TAMU ^*

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EID: 39749159097     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.399     Document Type: Article

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