The effects of construal levels on asymmetric temptation-goal cognitive associations

Social Cognition

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-146

  Fujita, Kentaro ^a   Sasota, Jo A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953112460     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2011.29.2.125     Document Type: Article

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