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Title
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The Critical Few: Anticonformists at the Crossroads of Minority Opinion Survival and Collapse.
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Creator
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Matthew Jarman, Andrzej Nowak, Wojciech Borkowski, David Serfass, Alexander Wong, Robin Vallacher
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Abstract/Description
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To maintain stability yet retain the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances, social systems must strike a balance between the maintenance of a shared reality and the survival of minority opinion. A computational model is presented that investigates the interplay of two basic, oppositional social processes— conformity and anticonformity—in promoting the emergence of this balance. Computer simulations employing a cellular automata platform tested hypotheses concerning the survival of...
Show moreTo maintain stability yet retain the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances, social systems must strike a balance between the maintenance of a shared reality and the survival of minority opinion. A computational model is presented that investigates the interplay of two basic, oppositional social processes— conformity and anticonformity—in promoting the emergence of this balance. Computer simulations employing a cellular automata platform tested hypotheses concerning the survival of minority opinion and the maintenance of system stability for different proportions of anticonformity. Results revealed that a relatively small proportion of anticonformists facilitated the survival of a minority opinion held by a larger number of conformists who would otherwise succumb to pressures for social consensus. Beyond a critical threshold, however, increased proportions of anticonformists undermined social stability. Understanding the adaptive benefits of balanced oppositional forces has implications for optimal functioning in psychological and social processes in general.
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Date Issued
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2015
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000485
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Seeking sustainable solutions: using an attractor simulation platform for teaching multistakeholder negotiation in complex cases.
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Creator
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Nowak, Andrzej, Bui-Wrzosinska, Lan, Coleman, Peter T., Vallacher, Robin R., Jochemczyk, Lukasz, Bartkowski, Wieslaw
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Date Issued
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2010
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2683153
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Subject Headings
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Psychology, Social., Dynamics., Conflict management --Software., Conflict management --Study and teaching., Social conflict.
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Rethinking intractable conflict: the perspective of dynamical systems.
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Creator
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Vallacher, Robin R., Coleman, Peter T., Nowak, Andrzej, Bui-Wrzosinska, Lan
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Date Issued
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2010
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2683585
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Subject Headings
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Conflict (Psychology) --Research., Dynamics., Conflict., Dynamics --Psychological aspects.
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Thinking inside the box—dynamical constraints on mind and action: Comment on Marsh et al.’s ‘‘Toward a radically embodied, embedded social psychology,’’ this issue.
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Creator
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Vallacher, Robin R., Jackson, Deanna
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Date Issued
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2009
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796530
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Subject Headings
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Social psychology., Interpersonal relations --Psychological aspects., Social interaction.
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Dynamics of two-actor cooperation–competition conflict models.
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Creator
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Liebovitch, Larry S., Naudot, Vincent, Vallacher, Robin R., Nowak, Andrzej, Bui-Wrzosinska, Lan, Coleman, Peter T.
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Date Issued
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2008-11-01
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/165475
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Subject Headings
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Nonlinear theories, Social systems--Mathematical models, Conflict management, Cooperativeness, Differential equations, Competition, Dynamics--Mathematical models
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Intractable conflict as an attractor: a dynamical systems approach to conflict escalation and intractability.
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Creator
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Nowak, Andrzej, Vallacher, Robin R., Coleman, Peter T.
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Date Issued
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2007
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2182031
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Subject Headings
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Conflict (Psychology) --Research., Conflict., Interpersonal conflict., Dynamics --Psychological aspects.
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Relationship experience as a predictor of romantic jealousy.
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Creator
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Murphy, Samantha M., Vallacher, Robin R., Shackelford, Todd K., Bjorklund, David F., Yunger, Jennifer L.
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Date Issued
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2006
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796383
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Subject Headings
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Evolutionary psychology., Sexual Behavior --psychology., Jealousy --Social aspects., Man-woman relationships --Psychological aspects.
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Dynamics of social coordination: the synchronization of internal states in close relationships.
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Creator
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Vallacher, Robin R., Nowak, Andrzej, Zochowski, Michal
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Date Issued
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2005
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2182034
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Subject Headings
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Dynamics., Psychology, Social., Interpersonal relations --Mathematical models., Interpersonal relations --Psychological aspects., Psychometrics., Nonlinear Dynamics.
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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The emergence of personality: dynamic foundations of individual variation.
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Creator
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Nowak, Andrzej, Vallacher, Robin R.
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Date Issued
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2005
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2181980
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Subject Headings
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Personality., Social psychology., Personality development.
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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To belong or to self-enhance? Motivational bases for choosing interaction partners.
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Creator
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Rudich, Eric A., Vallacher, Robin R.
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Date Issued
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1999
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796512
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Subject Headings
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Self-esteem., Motivation (Psychology)., Social interaction., Social psychology.
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Levels of personal agency: individual variation in action identification.
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Creator
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Vallacher, Robin R., Wegner, Daniel M.
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Date Issued
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1989
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796508
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Subject Headings
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Intentionalism., Agent(Philosophy)., Motivation (Psychology) --Social aspects., Social psychology., Personality and cognition.
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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That's easy for you to say: Action identification and speech fluency.
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Creator
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Vallacher, Robin R., Wegner, Daniel M., Somoza, Maria P.
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Date Issued
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1989
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796529
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Subject Headings
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Social psychology., Intentionalism., Motivation (Psychology)., Psycholinguistics., Speech --Research.
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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What do people think they're doing? Action identification and human behavior.
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Creator
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Vallacher, Robin R., Wegner, Daniel M.
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Date Issued
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1987
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796518
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Subject Headings
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Social interaction., Social psychology., Motivation (Psychology).
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Interpersonal engagement in social perception: the consequences of getting into the action.
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Creator
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Knight, Jeffrey A., Vallacher, Robin R.
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Date Issued
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1981
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796496
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Subject Headings
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Social interaction., Cognition., Social psychology.
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Objective self-awareness, standards of evaluation, and moral behavior.
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Creator
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Vallacher, Robin R., Solodky, Maurice
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Date Issued
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1979
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796533
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Subject Headings
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Self-perception., Psychology --Experiments., Decision making --Moral and ethical aspects.
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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Equity and the formation of revolutionary and conservative coalitions in triads.
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Creator
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Messe, Lawrence A., Vallacher, Robin R., Phillips, James L.
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Date Issued
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1975
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796510
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Subject Headings
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Social psychology., Social interaction.
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Document (PDF)
