Elaborative thinking increases the impact of physical weight on importance judgments

Social Cognition

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 120-132

  Hauser, David J ^a   Schwarz, Norbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84928651589     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2015.33.2.120     Document Type: Article

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