On the psychology of self-prediction: Consideration of situational barriers to intended actions

Judgment and Decision Making

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 207-225

  Poon, Connie S K ^a   Koehler, Derek J ^a   Buehler, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intention; Optimistic bias; Self prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901652748     PISSN: 19302975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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