Does Living in California Make People Happy? A Focusing Illusion in Judgments of Life Satisfaction

Psychological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 340-346

  Schkade, David A ^a   Kahneman, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039915193     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00066     Document Type: Article

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