Valence asymmetry in attitude formation: A correlate of political ideology

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 650-655

  Shook, Natalie J ^a   Clay, Russ ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attitude formation; evaluative conditioning; political ideology; valence asymmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755206182     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550611405219     Document Type: Review

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