Attitudes as global and local action guides

The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 39-58

  Ledgerwood, Alison ^a   Trope, Yaacov ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203841303     Document Type: Chapter

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