Are dyads really groups?

Small Group Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-267

  Moreland, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyads; Emotions; Size

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950262096     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496409358618     Document Type: Article

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