A Motivational Account of the Question-Behavior Effect

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-127

  van Kerckhove, Anneleen ^a   Geuens, Maggie ^b,c   Vermeir, Iris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Management School   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

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EID: 84861727086     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661936     Document Type: Article

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