The elaboration likelihood model

Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology: Volume 1

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 224-245

  Petty, Richard E ^a   Briñol, Pablo ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781446249215.n12     Document Type: Chapter

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