Consciousness and the unconscious in self-regulation: The effects of conscious compilation on goal priming

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 485-491

  Oikawa, Masanori ^a   Oikawa, Haruka ^a  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automotive; Conscious compilation; Goal; Implementation intention; Temptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952287798     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.81.485     Document Type: Article

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