The n -effect: Beyond probability judgments

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 748-749

  Tor, Avishalom ^a   Garcia, Stephen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77953777734     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610368813     Document Type: Article

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