Scaling and testing multiplicative combinations in the expectancy-value model of attitudes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2222-2247

  Ajzen, Icek ^a   Fishbein, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 51549114050     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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