Automatic responses, target resistance, and the adaptation of compliance-seeking requests

Communication Monographs

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 386-399

  King, Paul E ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Compliance gaining; Compliance resisting; Interpersonal communication; Persuasion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041034288     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750128067     Document Type: Article

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