Departures from optimality when pursuing multiple approach or avoidance goals.
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Departures From Optimality When Pursuing Multiple Approach or Avoidance Goals
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Psychology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1939-1854,0021-9010
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000082