I think I like you: Spontaneous and deliberate evaluations of potential romantic partners in an online dating context

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1062-1077

  Sritharan, Rajees ^a   Heilpern, Kimberly ^a   Wilbur, Christopher J ^a   Gawronski, Bertram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 78149288008     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.703     Document Type: Article

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