Correction to Losing a Dime With a Satisfied Mind: Positive Affect Predicts Less Search in Sequential Decision Making [Psychology and Aging, (2012)] DOI: 10.1037/a0027845;Losing a dime with a satisfied mind: Positive affect predicts less search in sequential decision making

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 825-839

  von Helversen, Bettina ^a   Mata, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Decision making; Positive affect; Satisfaction; Sequential choice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84874484467     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028511     Document Type: Erratum

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