Diffusion of entitlement: An inhibitory effect of scarcity on consumption

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 378-383

  Effron, Daniel A ^a   Miller, Dale T ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion of entitlement; Equality norm; Inhibition; Scarcity; Social behavior; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79651472211     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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