Dynamic representations of threatening trends: The role of rationality and experientiality in potentiating trepidation

Communication Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-72

  Berger, Charles R ^a   Lee, Eun Ju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experientiality; Graph schemata; Rationality; Trepidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845985304     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650206296082     Document Type: Article

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