The effect of mere touch on perceived ownership

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Study 1, 231 University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduates, all buyers, Slinky and mug; valuation $3.38 touch against $2.73 no touch (no imagery); without touch, imagery raised valuation from $2.73 to $3.59; opens with a 2003 Illinois attorney general warning to holiday shoppers.

Study 1, 231 University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduates, all buyers, Slinky and mug; valuation $3.38 touch against $2.73 no touch (no imagery); without touch, imagery raised valuation from $2.73 to $3.59; opens with a 2003 Illinois attorney general warning to holiday shoppers.

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doi:10.1086/598614. Full text read: study 1, 231 University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduates, all buyers, Slinky and mug; valuation $3.38 touch against $2.73 no touch (no imagery); without touch, imagery raised valuation from $2.73 to $3.59; opens with a 2003 Illinois attorney general warning to holiday shoppers.