Helping friends manage impressions: We like helpful liars but respect nonhelpful truth tellers

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-183

  Pontari, Beth A ^a   Schlenker, Barry R ^b  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 33745937706     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2802_7     Document Type: Article

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