Will you read this article's abstract? Theories of the question-behavior effect

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-106

  Spangenberg, Eric R ^a   Greenwald, Anthony G ^a   Sprott, David E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44249122588     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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