Emotional intelligence and deception detection: Why most people can't "read" others, but a few can

Applications of Nonverbal Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 215-253

  O'Sullivan, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410612786     Document Type: Chapter

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