Knowledge, information mode, and the attraction effect

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-77

  Sankar, Sen ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041177950     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209527     Document Type: Article

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