The effects of risk-promoting media on inclinations toward risk taking

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-240

  Fischer, Peter ^a   Guter, Stephanie ^b   Frey, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 52949102861     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530802375029     Document Type: Article

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