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Taking a closer look: On the operation of nonconscious impression formation. / McCulloch, Kathleen Cameron; Ferguson, Melissa J.; Kawada, Christie C. K. et al.
In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 44, No. 3, 05.2008, p. 614-623.

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McCulloch, KC, Ferguson, MJ, Kawada, CCK & Bargh, JA 2008, 'Taking a closer look: On the operation of nonconscious impression formation', Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 614-623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2007.02.001

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McCulloch, K. C., Ferguson, M. J., Kawada, C. C. K., & Bargh, J. A. (2008). Taking a closer look: On the operation of nonconscious impression formation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44(3), 614-623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2007.02.001

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McCulloch KC, Ferguson MJ, Kawada CCK, Bargh JA. Taking a closer look: On the operation of nonconscious impression formation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 2008 May;44(3):614-623. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.02.001

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McCulloch, Kathleen Cameron ; Ferguson, Melissa J. ; Kawada, Christie C. K. et al. / Taking a closer look: On the operation of nonconscious impression formation. In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 2008 ; Vol. 44, No. 3. pp. 614-623.

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abstract = "In this article, we analyzed the information processing that underlies nonconscious impression formation. In the first experiment, the nonconscious activation of the impression formation goal led to a faster analysis of the trait implications of behaviors, compared with a control group. In Experiment 2, participants who were nonconsciously primed with an impression formation goal were more likely than those in a control condition to form associations in memory between behaviors and implied traits. In Experiment 3, nonconsciously primed participants were more sensitive than those in a control condition to whether inconsistent trait information was relevant or irrelevant to the actor's disposition. Moreover, in Experiments 2 and 3, those with a nonconscious goal showed just as much evidence of impression formation as those who were consciously and intentionally trying to form an impression. Implications for nonconscious goal-pursuit and impression formation are discussed. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
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