Perspective-taking and memory capacity predict social network size

Social Networks

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-104

  Stiller, James ^a   Dunbar, R I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Memory capacity; Social network; Support clique; Sympathy group; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846434858     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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