Accentuate the negative: The positive effects of negative acknowledgment

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 959-962

  Ward, Andrew ^a   Brenner, Lyle ^b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MALE; READING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEMANTICS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; READING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEMANTICS; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 33845312292     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01812.x     Document Type: Article

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