A single exposure to the American flag shifts support toward republicanism up to 8 months later

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1011-1018

  Carter, Travis J ^a   Ferguson, Melissa J ^b   Hassin, Ran R ^c  

^a C74 Harper Center   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

American flag; political psychology; priming; voting behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HISTORY; HUMAN; POLITICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; EMBLEMS AND INSIGNIA; HUMANS; POLITICS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051631372     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611414726     Document Type: Article

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