Nonconscious goal pursuit and the surmounting of physical and social obstacles

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1013-1022

  Custers, Ruud ^a   Maas, Marjolein ^b   Wildenbeest, Miranda ^c   Aarts, Henk ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Police Academy   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 54949129353     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.484     Document Type: Article

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