Death of a salesman: Webpage-based manipulations of mortality salience

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-99

  Chopik, William J ^a   Edelstein, Robin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertisement; Consumer behavior; Internet methods; Terror management

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISEMENT; MANAGEMENT THEORY; ONLINE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; WEB-PAGE;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; WEBSITES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84887280962     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.022     Document Type: Article

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