Approach and Avoidance Motivation(s): An Evolutionary Perspective

Handbook of Approach and Avoidance Motivation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 273-288

  Kenrick, Douglas T ^a   Shiota, Michelle N ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203888148-35     Document Type: Chapter

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