An overview (and underview) of research and theory within the attraction paradigm

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 417-431

  Byrne, Donn ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Behavior sequence; Paradigm research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031287261     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407597143008     Document Type: Review

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