Inter-Method Reliability of Progression Sizes in a Hypothetical Purchase Task: Implications for Empirical Public Policy

Psychological Record

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 671-679

  Reed, Derek D ^a   Kaplan, Brent A ^a   Roma, Peter G ^b,c   Hursh, Steven R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Institutes for Behavior Resources   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Demand curve; Driving; Hypothetical purchase task; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920169890     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: 21633452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40732-014-0076-1     Document Type: Article

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