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Intervening to promote statements of gratitude: Informative incongruity between intention and behavior

Michael L. Ekema-AgbawDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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Jenna A. McCutchenDepartment of Psychology, Radford University, Radford, Virginia, USA
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E. Scott GellerDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 144-154 | Published online: 16 Jun 2016

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