The psychology of appraisal: Specific emotions and decision-making

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 359-371

  So, Jane ^a   Achar, Chethana ^a   Han, DaHee ^b   Agrawal, Nidhi ^a   Duhachek, Adam ^c   Maheswaran, Durairaj ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal tendencies; Consumer judgment; Decision making; Emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937638680     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2015.04.003     Document Type: Article

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