Licensing indulgence in the present by distorting memories of past behavior

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 624-641

  May, Frank ^a   Irmak, Caglar ^b  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 84906978275     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676981     Document Type: Article

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