Seeing the Expected, the Desired, and the Feared: Influences on Perceptual Interpretation and Directed Attention

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 401-414

  Riccio, Matthew ^a   Cole, Shana ^a   Balcetis, Emily ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879492911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12028     Document Type: Article

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