Art and authenticity: The importance of originals in judgments of value

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 558-569

  Newman, George E ^a   Bloom, Paul ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Art; Authenticity; Contagion; Valuation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ART; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ART; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE;

EID: 84872133080     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026035     Document Type: Article

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