Event detail and confidence in gambling: The role of counterfactual thought reactions

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-72

  Petrocelli, John V ^a   Sherman, Steven J ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Counterfactual thinking; Event detail; Gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449631006     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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