The function-structure model of attitudes: Incorporating the need for affect

Contemporary Perspectives on the Psychology of Attitudes

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 9-34

  Maio, Gregory R ^a   Esses, Victoria M ^b   Arnold, Karin H ^a   Olson, James M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203645031     Document Type: Chapter

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