Beyond attitude consensus: The social context of persuasion and resistance

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 149-154

  Tormala, Zakary L ^a   DeSensi, Victoria L ^b   Clarkson, Joshua J ^b   Rucker, Derek D ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude strength; Attitudes; Certainty; Persuasion; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549091181     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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