Cognition and the Development of Close Relationships

Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Interpersonal Processes

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 32-59

  Karney, Benjamin R ^a   McNulty, James K ^a   Bradbury, Thomas N ^a  

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Author keywords

Cognition; Environmental factors; Marriage; Mental representation; Relationships

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EID: 0037808405     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470998557.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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