Ambivalence versus valence: Analyzing the effects of opposing attitudes

Social Cognition

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-104

  Locke, Kenneth D ^a   Braun, Curt C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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EID: 62349127435     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2009.27.1.89     Document Type: Article

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