Computer-mediated communication and persuasion: Peripheral vs. central route to opinion shift

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 798-815

  Di Blasio, Paola ^a   Milani, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Face to face communication; Persuasive communication

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; MESSAGE PASSING; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATIONS;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 39749113954     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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