The mere exposure phenomenon: A lingering melody by Robert Zajonc

Emotion Review

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-339

  Moreland, Richard L ^a   Topolinski, Sascha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

affect; cognition; mere exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958034870     PISSN: 17540739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1754073910375479     Document Type: Review

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