Mutual influences between the implicit and explicit self-concepts: The role of memory activation and motivated reasoning

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 436-442

  Peters, Kurt R ^a   Gawronski, Bertram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Dual process theories; Implicit social cognition; Motivated reasoning; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 79651471723     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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