Aging and the Questionable Validity of Recognition-Based Exposure Measurement

Communication Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 603-619

  Southwell, Brian G ^a   Gilkerson, Nathan D ^a   Depue, Jacob B ^a   Shelton, Ashleigh K ^a   Friedenberg, Laura M ^a   Koutstaal, Wilma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; exposure; measurement; media effects; memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957874818     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650209356442     Document Type: Article

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