Communication mode preference paradox among native Chinese speakers

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-130

  Xu, Jie Hong ^a   Ye, Xian Bao ^b   Li, Shu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Communication model preference paradox; Cross cultural differences; Probabilistic thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63149102125     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.149.1.125-130     Document Type: Article

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