Mind over matter? the inability to counteract contrast effects despite conscious effort

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-245

  Shapiro, Stewart ^a,c   Spence, Mark T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 14544291500     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20056     Document Type: Article

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