Credit cues and impression management: A preliminary attempt to explain the credit card effect

Psychological Reports

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 331-337

  McCall, Michael ^a,b   Trombetta, Jessica ^a   Gipe, Aimee ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b 401 Smiddy Hall ^*  (United States)

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EID: 7544240575     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.95.1.331-337     Document Type: Review

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