Cognitive foundations of communication in close relationships

Communication and Social Cognition: Theories and Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 117-140

  Solomon, Denise Haunani ^a   Theiss, Jennifer A ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203936313     Document Type: Chapter

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