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Evaluative conditioning in social psychology: Facts and speculations

Eva Walther University of Heidelberg, GermanyView further author information
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Benjamin NagengastUniversity of Heidelberg, Germany
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Claudia TrasselliUniversity of Heidelberg, Germany
Pages 175-196 | Published online: 24 Jun 2011

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