The symbolic power of money: Reminders of money alter social distress and physical pain

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 700-706

  Zhou, Xinyue ^a   Vohs, Kathleen D ^b,c   Baumeister, Roy F ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SYMBOLISM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTIVATION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 66649109485     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02353.x     Document Type: Article

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