How Approach and Avoidance Decisions Influence Attitude Formation and Change

Handbook of Approach and Avoidance Motivation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 323-340

  Richard Eiser, J ^a   Fazio, Russell H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203888148-41     Document Type: Chapter

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