Priming the ant or the grasshopper in people's mind: How regulatory mode affects inter-temporal choices

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1120-1125

  Mannetti, Lucia ^a   Leder, Susanne ^b   Insalata, Libera ^a   Pierro, Antonio ^a   Higgins, Tory ^c   Kruglanski, Arie ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 73049103223     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.601     Document Type: Article

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