The Less the Public Knows the Better? The Effects of Increased Knowledge on Celebrity Evaluations

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 499-507

  Sanbonmatsu, David M ^a   Mazur, Dominika ^a   Pfeiffer, Bruce E ^b   Kardes, Frank R ^c   Posavac, Steven S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84869150163     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2012.728408     Document Type: Article

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