Distinction Bias: Misprediction and Mischoice Due to Joint Evaluation

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 680-695

  Hsee, Christopher K ^a   Zhang, Jiao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FORECASTING; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PREJUDICE; REWARD; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 2442517489     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.86.5.680     Document Type: Article

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