A range theory account of price perception

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-368

  Janiszewski, Chris ^a   Lichtenstein, Donald R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0033245091     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209544     Document Type: Article

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