Toward a more complete understanding of the reciprocity of liking effect

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 477-498

  Montoya, R Matthew ^a,b   Insko, Chester A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 42349095887     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.431     Document Type: Article

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