Applying a cognitive-processing model to presidential debate effects: Postdebate news analysis and primed reflection

Journal of Communication

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-59

  Hwang, Hyunseo ^a   Gotlieb, Melissa R ^a   Nah, Seungahn ^b   McLeod, Douglas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; MASS MEDIA; MODEL;

EID: 33847254359     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9916.2007.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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