Averaging and summation: Positivity and choice as a function of the number and affective intensity of life events

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-186

  Seta, John J ^a   Haire, Ashleigh ^a   Seta, Catherine E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decisions; Positive affect; Positive life events

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849179538     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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