Effect of regulatory focus on selective information processing

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-110

  Yoon, Yeosun ^a   Gülen, Sarial Abi ^b   Gürhan Canli, Zeynep ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84861726883     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661935     Document Type: Article

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