Differential effects of regulatory fit on category learning

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 920-927

  Grimm, Lisa R ^a   Markman, Arthur B ^a   Todd Maddox, W ^a   Baldwin, Grant C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Category learning; Flexibility; Motivation; Regulatory fit; Regulatory focus

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549097871     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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