Like Mike: Ability contagion through touched objects increases confidence and improves performance
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2014.03.009 0749-5978/ 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ⇑ Corresponding author. Address: Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, 1705 College Street, Columbia, SC 29208, United States. E-mail address: [email protected] (T. Kramer). 1 Both authors contributed equally and are listed in reverse alphabetical order. Thomas Kramer a,⇑,1, Lauren G. Block b,1
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