Motivated decision making: Effects of activation and self-centrality of values on choices and behavior

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 434-447

  Verplanken, Bas ^a   Holland, Rob W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EGO; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EGO; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 85047669889     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.82.3.434     Document Type: Article

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