Nonverbal encouragement of participation in a course: The effect of touching

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-98

  Guéguen, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

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EID: 3843097099     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SPOE.0000010691.30834.14     Document Type: Article

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