Explanations and impressions: Investigating attributions and their effects on judgments for friends and strangers

Communication Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-223

  Manusov, Valerie ^a   Trees, April R ^b   Reddick, Lois Adeyinka ^c   Carrillo Rowe, Aimee M ^a   Easley, Julie M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0141493245     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510979809368532     Document Type: Article

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