When thinking is difficult: Metacognitive experiences as information

Social Psychology of Consumer Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 201-223

  Schwarz, Norbert ^a   Song, Hyunjin ^a   Xu, Jing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 77953591579     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781441605283     Document Type: Chapter

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