Commentary on "Fluoridation attitude change".
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Attitude Change
The ability to produce meaningful evaluations of the external world (i.e., attitudes) is critical for adaptive functioning. However, to be fully adaptive, such evaluations must be flexible enough to change when circumstances warrant. The psychological processes involved in attitude change have been the subject of intensive investigation for over 50 years. We review the major themes of this lite...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health
سال: 1968
ISSN: 0002-9572
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.58.10.1880