Counterfactual intensity

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 273-296

  Sanna, Lawrence J ^a,b   Turley Ames, Kandi Jo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034144981     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(200003/04)30:2<273::AID-EJSP993>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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