Social defaults: Observed choices become choice defaults

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 746-760

  Huh, Young Eun ^a   Vosgerau, Joachim ^b   Morewedge, Carey K ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84906974608     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677315     Document Type: Article

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