How happiness affects choice

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 429-443

  Mogilner, Cassie ^a   Aaker, Jennifer ^b   Kamvar, Sepandar D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIT MEDIA LAB   (United States)

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EID: 84864015624     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663774     Document Type: Article

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