Self-predictions overweight strength of current intentions

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 517-524

  Koehler, Derek J ^a   Poon, Connie S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intention; Optimistic biases; Prediction of future behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744515533     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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