The Inherent Reward of Choice

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Psychology Science

• Publication date

  2011-09-19

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1177/0956797611417005PMID 21931157PMCID PMC3391581
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