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Sozialpsychologie (2015)
Book Chapter
Weil, R., & Walther, E. (2015). Sozialpsychologie. In A. Schütz, M. Brand, H. Selg, & S. Lautenbacher (Eds.), Psychologie: Eine Einführung in ihre Grundlagen und Anwendungsfelder (233-255). (5th ed.). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag

Balance principles in attitude formation and change: The desire to maintain consistent cognitions about people (2012)
Book Chapter
Walther, E., & Weil, R. (2012). Balance principles in attitude formation and change: The desire to maintain consistent cognitions about people. In B. Gawronski, & F. Strack (Eds.), Cognitive consistency: A fundamental principle in social cognition (351-368). New York: Guilford Press

Why do we like some people and dislike others? Why is it that our social sentiments are not always stable, and what motivates these changes? Answers to these questions can be derived from balance theory. Our aim in this chapter is to provide a short... Read More about Balance principles in attitude formation and change: The desire to maintain consistent cognitions about people.