Some experimental assessments of indecisives: Support for a non-cognitive failures hypothesis

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 527-538

  Ferrari, Joseph R ^a   Dovidio, John F ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

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EID: 0031286348     PISSN: 08861641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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