THE FUNCTIONS OF AFFECT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PREFERENCES ( 2006

@inproceedings{Peters2008THEFO,
  title={THE FUNCTIONS OF AFFECT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PREFERENCES ( 2006},
  author={Ellen Peters},
  year={2008}
}
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