Rebel without a (conscious) cause: Priming a nonconscious goal for psychological reactance

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-16

  Wellman, Justin A ^a   Geers, Andrew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 61449249368     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530802659711     Document Type: Article

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