Attributions for nonverbal expressions of liking and disliking: The extended self-serving bias

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 385-404

  Floyd, Kory ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034555345     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310009374683     Document Type: Article

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