Process evidence for the question-behavior effect: Influencing socially normative behaviors

Social Influence

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-228

  Spangenberg, Eric R ^a   Sprott, David E ^a   Knuff, David C ^a   Smith, Ronn J ^b   Obermiller, Carl ^c   Greenwald, Anthony G ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude accessibility; Cognitive dissonance; Normative influence; Question behavior effect; Self prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863498242     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2012.694024     Document Type: Article

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