Prioritizing association strength versus value: The influence of self-regulatory modes on means evaluation in single goal and multigoal contexts

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-31

  Orehek, Edward ^a   Mauro, Romina ^b   Kruglanski, Arie W ^c   van der Bles, Anne Marthe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Dilution; Goals; Locomotion; Multifinality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSOCIATION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855316450     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025881     Document Type: Article

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