Elaboration and numerical anchoring: Breadth, depth, and the role of (non-)thoughtful processes in anchoring theories

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-32

  Wegener, Duane T ^a   Petty, Richard E ^b   Blankenship, Kevin L ^c   Detweiler Bedell, Brian ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 75349083706     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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