The Dynamical Perspective in Personality and Social Psychology

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 264-273

  Vallacher, Robin R ^a   Read, Stephen J ^b   Nowak, Andrzej ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0036437271     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327957PSPR0604_01     Document Type: Review

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