Regretted messages: Cognitive antecedents and post hoc reflection

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 376-395

  Meyer, Janet R ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive models; communication failure; message planning; message production; primary goal; regretted message; secondary goal

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555189238     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X11416202     Document Type: Article

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