Chapter Four: Good news! capitalizing on positive events in an interpersonal context

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2010, Pages 195-257

  Gable, Shelly L ^a   Reis, Harry T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 79959438298     PISSN: 00652601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2601(10)42004-3     Document Type: Article

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