Influencing probability judgments by manipulating the accessibility of sample spaces

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 801-813

  Hanita, Makoto ^a,b   Gavanski, Igor ^a   Fazio, Russell H ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0031503218     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167297238002     Document Type: Article

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