The effect of accountability on loss aversion

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-101

  Vieider, Ferdinand M ^a  

^a GATE Lyon Saint Etienne   (France)

Author keywords

Accountability; Dual processing models; Justification; Loss aversion; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349135417     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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