Affective impact of close counterfactuals: Implications of possible futures for possible pasts

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-70

  McMullen, Matthew N ^a   Markman, Keith D ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BILLINGS   (United States)

^b OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036156231     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.2001.1482     Document Type: Article

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