Preference and the contextual basis of ideals in judgment and choice

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 346-361

  Wedell, Douglas H ^a   Pettibone, Jonathan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033443130     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.128.3.346     Document Type: Article

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