The effects of the selective consideration of alternatives on consumer choice and attitude-decision consistency

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-213

  Posavac, Steven S ^a   Sanbonmatsu, David M ^b   Ho, Edward A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0036383124     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/153276602760335059     Document Type: Article

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