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Revista de Psicología Social
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I love chips and (h)ate them too: the role of ambivalence and contextual cues on attitudinally based eating behaviour / Me encantan las patatas fritas, las como y (también) las odio: el papel de la ambivalencia y de las claves contextuales en el comportamiento alimentario basado en la actitud

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Pages 430-461 | Received 01 Mar 2013, Accepted 10 Jul 2013, Published online: 15 Dec 2014

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