Context effects in environmental judgments: Assimilation and contrast effects in separate and joint evaluation modes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2759-2786

  Tanner, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 54349127898     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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