Temporal Adjustments in the Evaluation of Events: The "Rosy View"

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 421-448

  Mitchell, Terence R ^a   Thompson, Leigh ^a   Peterson, Erika ^a   Cronk, Randy ^a  

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EID: 0031501872     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.1997.1333     Document Type: Article

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