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- 1983
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- article
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1110-1126
- Citations
- 304
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Thomas Gilovich
(1983).
Biased evaluation and persistence in gambling..
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
, 44
(6)
, 1110-1126.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.44.6.1110
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- 10.1037/0022-3514.44.6.1110