Instrumentality Boosts Appreciation: Helpers Are More Appreciated While They Are Useful

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 560-566

  Converse, Benjamin A ^a   Fishbach, Ayelet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

appreciation; emotions; goals; self control; social behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862199116     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611433334     Document Type: Article

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