A meta-analytic investigation of the processes underlying the similarity-attraction effect

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-94

  Montoya, R Matthew ^a   Horton, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b WABASH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

affect; cognition; interpersonal attraction; liking; reinforcement; similarity effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872742553     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407512452989     Document Type: Article

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