Impact of Ingratiation on Judgments and Evaluations: A Meta-Analytic Investigation

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-70

  Gordon, Randall A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

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EID: 0030501776     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.71.1.54     Document Type: Article

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