The fate of activated information in impression formation: Fluencyof concept activation moderates the emergence of assimilation versus contrast

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 405-414

  Greifeneder, Rainer ^a,b   Bless, Herbert ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUGGESTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUGGESTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953555983     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466609X479699     Document Type: Article

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