How many roads lead to Rome? Equifinality set-size and commitment to goals and means

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 344-352

  Kruglanski, Arie W ^a   Pierro, Antonio ^b   Sheveland, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 79953063328     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.780     Document Type: Article

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