Cognitive representations of request situations: The relative importance of goal specificity and situation features

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 292-314

  Meyer, Janet R ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24644456314     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310309374773     Document Type: Article

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