Looking a gift horse in the mouth as a defense against increasing intimacy

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 676-679

  Beck, Lindsey A ^a   Clark, Margaret S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Close relationships

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EID: 77951558924     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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