The Implicit and Explicit Effects of Negative Political Campaigns: Is the Source Really Blamed?

Political Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 617-645

  Carraro, Luciana ^a   Castelli, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competence; Implicit attitudes; Negative campaigns; Person perception; Warmth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955125689     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2010.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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