Decoy effects and attribute-level inferences

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 823-828

  Slaughter, Jerel E ^a   Sinar, Evan F ^b   Highhouse, Scott ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033248641     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.5.823     Document Type: Article

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