The similarity-attraction relationship revisited: Divergence between the affective and behavioral facets of attraction

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 485-500

  Michinov, Estelle ^a   Monteil, Jean Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b NONE

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EID: 0142072730     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.104     Document Type: Article

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