Incidental Experiences of Affective Coherence and Incoherence Influence Persuasion

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 792-802

  Huntsinger, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

affective incoherence; emotion; mood; persuasion; self validation processes

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AFFECTIVE INCOHERENCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; CONTROL; EMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-VALIDATION PROCESSES; THINKING;

AFFECTIVE INCOHERENCE; EMOTION; MOOD; PERSUASION; SELF-VALIDATION PROCESSES;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SELF CONCEPT; THINKING;

EID: 84878096713     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167213482588     Document Type: Article

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