Temporal construal and time-dependent changes in preference

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 876-889

  Trope, Yaacov ^a   Liberman, Nira ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034567033     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.79.6.876     Document Type: Article

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