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Direct linkBessarabova, Elena; Fink, Edward L.; Turner, Monique – Human Communication Research, 2013
This study (N = 143) examined the effects of freedom threat on cognitive structures, using recycling as its topic. The results of a 2(Freedom Threat: low vs. high) x 2(Postscript: restoration vs. filler) plus 1(Control) experiment indicated that, relative to the control condition, high freedom threat created a boomerang effect for the targeted…
Descriptors: Recycling, Freedom, Cognitive Structures, Context Effect
