The structure of self-other overlap and its relationship to perspective taking

Personal Relationships

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 663-679

  Myers, Michael W ^a   Hodges, Sara D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 84870720704     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01382.x     Document Type: Article

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