Small sounds, big deals: Phonetic symbolism effects in pricing

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 315-328

  Coulter, Keith S ^a   Coulter, Robin A ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 77955680709     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/651241     Document Type: Article

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