When and why do implicit measures predict behaviour? Empirical evidence for the moderating role of opportunity, motivation, and process reliance

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 285-338

  Friese, Malte ^a   Hofmann, Wilhelm ^b   Schmitt, Manfred ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c University of Koblenz Landau ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitude behaviour consistency; Behaviour; Implicit measures; Moderator; Predictive validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930731520     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10463280802556958     Document Type: Article

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