The difference between being and seeing: The relative contribution of self-perception and priming to behavioral changes via digital self-representation

Media Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-209

  Yee, Nick ^a   Bailenson, Jeremy N ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449576160     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260902849943     Document Type: Article

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