The effects of auditory structural complexity on attitudes, attention, arousal, and memory

Media Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 395-419

  Potter, Robert F ^a   Choi, Jinmyung ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KyungSan KyungBuk ^*  (South Korea)

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EID: 33846709324     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532785xmep0804_4     Document Type: Article

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