When hearing's not believing: Perceived differences between public and private explanations for two compliance failures

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-39

  Dickson, Risa E ^a   Manusov, Valerie ^b   Cody, Michael J ^b   McLaughlin, Margaret L ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030489551     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927x960151002     Document Type: Article

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