The dynamic impact of variety among means on motivation

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1076-1092

  Etkin, Jordan ^a   Ratner, Rebecca K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84858684463     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661229     Document Type: Article

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