Viewing time through the lens of the self: The fit effect of self-construal and temporal distance on task perception

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-200

  Lee, Sujin ^a   Lee, Angela Y ^b   Kern, Mary C ^c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 79951839284     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.765     Document Type: Article

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