Author Note
Preparation of this article was supported by a grant to Wendy Wood from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation. The authors thank Hei Yeung Lam and Drew Kogon for their help with the references.
Author Affiliation
Wood, Dornsife Department of Psychology and Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California; Neal, Catalyst Behavioral Sciences and Center for Advanced Hindsight, Duke University. Corresponding author’s e-mail: [email protected]
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