Normative influences on consumption and conservation behaviors

Social Psychology of Consumer Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 273-296

  Goldstein, Noah J ^a   Cialdini, Robert B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80053583434     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781441605283     Document Type: Chapter

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