Goal management in sequential choices: Consumer choices for others are more indulgent than personal choices

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-314

  Laran, Juliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 77955683115     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/652193     Document Type: Article

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