Awe Expands People's Perception of Time, Alters Decision Making, and Enhances Well-Being

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1130-1136

  Rudd, Melanie ^a   Vohs, Kathleen D ^b   Aaker, Jennifer ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; emotions; preferences; time perception; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867658807     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612438731     Document Type: Article

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