Nonverbal correlates of confederates' touch: Confounds in touch research

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 821-830

  Lewis, Robin J ^a   Derlega, Valerian J ^a   Shankar, Arti ^a   Cochard, Edmund ^a   Finkel, Lisa ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ODU/NSU Higher Education Center   (United States)

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EID: 0031287009     PISSN: 08861641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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