Contrast Effects in Spontaneous Evaluations: A Psychophysical Account

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-287

  Klauer, Karl Christoph ^a   Teige Mocigemba, Sarah ^a   Spruyt, Adriaan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

affective priming; assimilation; attitudes; contrast; implicit attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749091534     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013248     Document Type: Article

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