The antecedents and belief-polarized effects of thought confidence

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 481-506

  Chou, Hsuan Yi ^a   Lien, Nai Hwa ^a   Liang, Kuan Yu ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

belief polarization hypothesis; optimism; self validation hypothesis; spokesperson attractiveness; thought confidence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; THINKING;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUDGMENT; MALE; PERSONALITY TESTS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960741741     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2011.589413     Document Type: Article

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