Visceral Fit: While in a Visceral State, Associated States of the World Seem More Likely

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 777-793

  Risen, Jane L ^a   Critcher, Clayton R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embodied cognition; Fluency; Global warming; Simulation; Visceral fit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRIVE; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; TEMPERATURE; THIRST;

CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; DRIVE; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; STUDENTS; TEMPERATURE; THIRST;

EID: 79955486316     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022460     Document Type: Article

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