Buyer's remorse or missed opportunity? Differential regrets for material and experiential purchases.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

• Publication date

  2012-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Business, Economics, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/a0024999PMID 21843013
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