Decision Affect Theory: Emotional Reactions to the Outcomes of Risky Options

Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 423-429

  Mellers, Barbara A ^c   Schwartz, Alan ^a   Ho, Katty ^d   Ritov, Ilana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0004994389     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00455.x     Document Type: Article

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