Money can't buy love: Asymmetric beliefs about gift price and feelings of appreciation

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 404-409

  Flynn, Francis J ^a   Adams, Gabrielle S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gift giving; Person perception; Perspective taking; Prosocial behavior; Social exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049100004     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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