It was a most unusual time: How memory bias engenders nostalgic preferences

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 319-326

  Morewedge, Carey K ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Availability; Judgment and decision making; Memory; Nostalgia; Preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884203044     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: 10990771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.1767     Document Type: Article

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