The fate of the Moros: A cross-cultural exploration of strategies in complex and dynamic decision making

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-252

  Strohschneider, Stefan ^a   Güss, Dominik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033245672     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075999399873     Document Type: Article

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