The role of task and context in preference measurement

Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 76-82

  Mellers, Barbara A ^a   Cooke, Alan D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1542787204     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1996.tb00333.x     Document Type: Article

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