Antecedents of positivity effects in social versus nonsocial judgments

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-337

  Menon, Geeta ^a   Johar, Gita Venkataramani ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 21944443551     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327663jcp0604_01     Document Type: Article

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