Why We Thought that Action Mind-Sets Affect Illusions of Control

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 261-269

  Gollwitzer, Peter M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642580979     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327965pli1403&4_14     Document Type: Article

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