From cognitive dissonance to the motivational functions of emotions

Motivational Analyses of Social Behavior: Building on Jack Brehm's Contributions to Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 39-56

  Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 77954775470     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410610089     Document Type: Chapter

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