Learning the value of money from stochastically varying prices

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Gärling, Tommy ^a   Gamble, Amelie ^a   Juliusson, Asgeir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Price learning; Stochastic variation; Value of money

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 33947651224     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.13.1.1     Document Type: Article

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