Evaluating outcomes by means of the fair process effect: Evidence for different processes in fairness and satisfaction judgments

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1493-1503

  Van Den Bos, Kees ^a   Wilke, Henk A M ^a   Lind, E Allan ^b   Vermunt, Riël ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032379170     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.6.1493     Document Type: Review

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