Trait approach motivation relates to dissonance reduction

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Harmon Jones, Cindy ^a   Schmeichel, Brandon J ^a   Inzlicht, Michael ^b   Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affect cognition interface; Attitudes; Dissonance; Individual differences; Motivation goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751523614     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550610379425     Document Type: Article

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