Changing, Priming, and Acting on Values: Effects via Motivational Relations in a Circular Model

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 699-715

  Maio, Gregory R ^a   Pakizeh, Ali ^b   Cheung, Wing Yee ^a   Rees, Kerry J ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PERSIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavior; goals; motivation; priming

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COOPERATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CUES; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; GREAT BRITAIN; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS;

EID: 72049098451     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016420     Document Type: Article

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