Source characteristics and persuasion: The role of self-monitoring in self-validation

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 383-386

  Evans, Abigail T ^a   Clark, Jason K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Persuasion; Self monitoring; Self validation; Source attractiveness; Source expertise; Thought confidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655181920     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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