One but not the same: Evaluative conditioning with mixed-valence USs

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 144-154

  Glaser, Tina ^a   Walther, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitude formation; Evaluative conditioning; Mixed valence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864516763     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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