Implicit Measures of Attitudes and Political Voting Behavior

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 188-201

  Friese, Malte ^a   Smith, Colin Tucker ^b   Koever, Marton ^c   Bluemke, Matthias ^d  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Federal Foreign Office (FFO)   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 84962054072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12246     Document Type: Article

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