Biased Predecision Processing

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 545-568

  Brownstein, Aaron L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONFLICT; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0141530981     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.129.4.545     Document Type: Review

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