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Why Rapport Seems Challenging to Define and What to Do About the Challenge

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Why Rapport Seems Challenging to Define and What to Do About the Challenge. / Neequaye, David A.
In: Collabra: Psychology, Vol. 9, No. 1, 90789, 08.12.2023.

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Neequaye, DA 2023, 'Why Rapport Seems Challenging to Define and What to Do About the Challenge', Collabra: Psychology, vol. 9, no. 1, 90789. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.90789

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Neequaye, D. A. (2023). Why Rapport Seems Challenging to Define and What to Do About the Challenge. Collabra: Psychology, 9(1), Article 90789. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.90789

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Neequaye DA. Why Rapport Seems Challenging to Define and What to Do About the Challenge. Collabra: Psychology. 2023 Dec 8;9(1):90789. doi: 10.1525/collabra.90789

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Neequaye, David A. / Why Rapport Seems Challenging to Define and What to Do About the Challenge. In: Collabra: Psychology. 2023 ; Vol. 9, No. 1.

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