The unique and combined benefits of accuracy and positive bias in relationships

Personal Relationships

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 475-493

  Lackenbauer, Sandra D ^a   Campbell, Lorne ^a   Rubin, Harris ^a   Fletcher, Garth J O ^b   Troister, Talia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77956405980     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01282.x     Document Type: Article

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