A Flexible Impact of Affective Feelings on Priming Effects: Assimilation and Contrast

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 450-462

  Huntsinger, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

emotion; global focus; local focus; mood; priming

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION;

AFFECT; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84898682661     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167213514279     Document Type: Article

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