Effects of Messiness on Preferences for Simplicity

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 199-214

  Smeesters, Dirk ^b  

^a Elke)   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84861740717     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662139     Document Type: Article

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