Consumer persuasion: The use of evidence when negotiating the price of a new automobile

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 686-696

  Seiter, John S ^a   Seiter, Debora L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23244460705     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02141.x     Document Type: Review

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