Conversing dyads explain the unexpected: Narrative and situational explanations for unexpected outcomes

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 347-359

  Hammer, Elliott D ^a,b   Ruscher, Janet B ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347768729     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1997.tb01136.x     Document Type: Article

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