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3 - Methods for Understanding Consumer Psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2023

Cait Lamberton
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Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Derek D. Rucker
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Kellogg School, Northwestern University, Illinois
Stephen A. Spiller
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Anderson School, University of California, Los Angeles
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