Attitudinal Ambivalence

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-74

  Jonas, Klaus ^a   Broemer, Philip ^b   Diehl, Michael ^b  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 85051111731     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14792779943000125     Document Type: Article

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