Reflections on the meaning and structure of the horizontal/vertical distinction

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-362

  Shavitt, Sharon ^a   Zhang, Jing ^b   Torelli, Carlos J ^a   Lalwani, Ashok K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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

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EID: 34248587516     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327663jcp1604_7     Document Type: Article

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