Consider the Source: Persuasion of Implicit Evaluations Is Moderated by Source Credibility

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-205

  Smith, Colin Tucker ^a,b   de Houwer, Jan ^b   Nosek, Brian A ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit Association Test; implicit attitudes; persuasion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRUST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TRUST;

EID: 84873439696     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212472374     Document Type: Article

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