Procedural influences on judgments and behavioral decisions

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 424-438

  Wyer, Robert S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Behavioral decision making; Information processing; Knowledge accessibility; Procedural knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053446026     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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