Explanation fiends and foes: How mechanistic detail determines understanding and preference

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1115-1131

  Fernbach, Philip M ^a   Sloman, Steven A ^b   St Louis, Robert ^b   Shube, Julia N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873878969     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667782     Document Type: Article

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