Decision difficulty: Effects of procedural and outcome accountability

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 465-472

  Zhang, Yinlong ^a   Mittal, Vikas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 30344478812     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/497558     Document Type: Article

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