The traditional explanation for resistance versus attitude accessibility: Do they trigger distinct or overlapping processes of resistance?

Human Communication Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 329-360

  Pfau, Michael ^a   Compton, Joshua ^a   Parker, Kimberly A ^a   Wittenberg, Elaine M ^a   An, Chasu ^a   Ferguson, Monica ^a   Horton, Heather ^a   Malyshev, Yuri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 4043182013     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/30.3.329     Document Type: Article

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