Order in choice: Effects of serial position on preferences

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1309-1312

  Mantonakis, Antonia ^a   Rodero, Pauline ^a   Lesschaeve, Isabelle ^b   Hastie, Reid ^c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Vineland Research and Innovation Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TASTE; WINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY THEORY; SERIAL LEARNING; TASTE; WINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549160274     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02453.x     Document Type: Article

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