The time for doing is not the time for change: Effects of general action and inaction goals on attitude retrieval and attitude change

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 983-998

  Albarracín, Dolores ^a   Handley, Ian M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action goals; Attitude; Change; Persuasion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA; FIREARM; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POLICY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SATISFACTION; SEMANTICS; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ATTITUDE; CUES; DECISION MAKING; DIET, VEGETARIAN; EUTHANASIA; FIREARMS; GOALS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; SEMANTICS;

EID: 79958747118     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023245     Document Type: Article

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