Tricky treats: Paradoxical effects of temptation strength on self-regulation processes

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-288

  Kroese, Floor M ^a   Evers, Catharine ^a   De Ridder, Denise T D ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 79953043021     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.771     Document Type: Article

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