Why a big mac is a good mac: Associations between affect and size

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-55

  Meier, Brian P ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^b   Caven, Andrew J ^c  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47549085753     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530701866516     Document Type: Article

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