Taking a shine to it: How the preference for glossy stems from an innate need for water

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-206

  Meert, Katrien ^a   Pandelaere, Mario ^a   Patrick, Vanessa M ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Esthetics; Evolutionary psychology; Glossy; Innate; Preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896390213     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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