Smiles over Frowns: When Curved Lines Influence Product Preference

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 771-781

  Salgado Montejo, Alejandro ^a,b   Tapia Leon, Isabell ^c   Elliot, Andrew J ^d   Salgado, Carlos José ^b   Spence, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SABANA   (Colombia)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 84938875072     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: 15206793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20817     Document Type: Article

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