"I don't" versus "I can't": When empowered refusal motivates goal-directed behavior

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 371-381

  Patrick, Vanessa M ^a   Hagtvedt, Henrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84863991799     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663212     Document Type: Article

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