Message framing and color priming: How subtle threat cues affect persuasion

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 999-1002

  Gerend, Mary A ^a   Sias, Tricia ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Color priming; Health; Message framing; Threat; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650732677     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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