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Small Group Research and Applied Social Psychology

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Theory and Research on Small Groups

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Tindale, R.S., Anderson, E.M. (2002). Small Group Research and Applied Social Psychology. In: Tindale, R.S., et al. Theory and Research on Small Groups. Social Psychological Applications to Social Issues, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47144-2_1

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