Multifinality in implicit Choice

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1124-1137

  Chun, Woo Young ^a   Kruglanski, Arie W ^b   Sleeth Keppler, David ^c   Friedman, Ronald S ^d  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Strategic Business Insights   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal systems theory; Implicit choice; Motivated cognition; Multifinality; Unconscious goal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82855167983     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023778     Document Type: Article

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