Underweighting alternatives and overconfidence

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-160

  McKenzie, Craig R M ^a  

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EID: 0006661929     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1997.2716     Document Type: Article

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