Nutritious or delicious? The effect of descriptive norm information on food choice

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 228-242

  Burger, Jerry M ^a   Bell, Heather ^a   Harvey, Kristen ^a   Johnson, Jessica ^a   Stewart, Claire ^a   Dorian, Kelly ^a   Swedroe, Marni ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77149145505     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2010.29.2.228     Document Type: Article

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