Asking nicely? The effects of mood on responding to more or less polite requests

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-185

  Forgas, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0032221115     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167298242006     Document Type: Article

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