Good intentions, optimistic self-predictions, and missed opportunities

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-96

  Koehler, Derek J ^a   White, Rebecca J ^b   John, Leslie K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goals; Optimism; Subjective probability

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051766140     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550610375722     Document Type: Article

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