Elaboration and attitude strength: The new meta-cognitive perspective

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-29

  Barden, Jamie ^a   Tormala, Zakary L ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84891816855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12078     Document Type: Article

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