Merely activating the concept of money changes personal and interpersonal behavior

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-212

  Vohs, Kathleen D ^a   Mead, Nicole L ^b   Goode, Miranda R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competency; Helping; Interpersonal relationships; Money; Performance; Self

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349100919     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00576.x     Document Type: Review

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