Experimental evidence of the knowledge gap: Message arousal, motivation, and time delay

Human Communication Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 550-571

  Grabe, Maria Elizabeth ^a   Yegiyan, Narine ^b   Kamhawi, Rasha ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 54049131212     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2008.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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