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Mental Contrasting and Transfer of Energization

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Mental Contrasting and Transfer of Energization. / Sevincer, A. Timur; Busatta, P. Daniel; Oettingen, Gabriele.
In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 40, No. 2, 01.02.2014, p. 139-152.

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Sevincer, AT, Busatta, PD & Oettingen, G 2014, 'Mental Contrasting and Transfer of Energization', Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 139-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167213507088

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Sevincer, A. T., Busatta, P. D., & Oettingen, G. (2014). Mental Contrasting and Transfer of Energization. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(2), 139-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167213507088

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Sevincer AT, Busatta PD, Oettingen G. Mental Contrasting and Transfer of Energization. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2014 Feb 1;40(2):139-152. doi: 10.1177/0146167213507088

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