Imagining climate change: The role of implicit associations and affective psychological distancing in climate change responses

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 441-454

  Leviston, Zoe ^a   Price, Jennifer ^a   Bishop, Brian ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84904902068     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2050     Document Type: Article

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