Tablets, touchscreens, and touchpads: How varying touch interfaces trigger psychological ownership and endowment

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 226-233

  Brasel, S Adam ^a   Gips, James ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endowment; Haptics; Interface; Ownership; Touch; Touchscreen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896396965     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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