Slow down! insensitivity to rate of consumption leads to avoidable satiation

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 993-1009

  Galak, Jeff ^a   Kruger, Justin ^b   Loewenstein, George ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873861847     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666597     Document Type: Article

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