The preference for potential

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 567-583

  Tormala, Zakary L ^a   Jia, Jayson S ^a   Norton, Michael I ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Persuasion; Preferences; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; UNCERTAINTY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874488785     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029227     Document Type: Article

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