It could have been better: The effects of counterfactual communication on impression formation

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1251-1260

  Wong, Elaine M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649530454     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.719     Document Type: Article

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