Effects of vague probabilities and of vague payoffs on preference: A model comparison analysis

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 130-140

  González Vallejo, Claudia ^b   Bonazzi, Alberto ^a   Shapiro, Andrea J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 16144366611     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmps.1996.0012     Document Type: Article

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