Television realism measures: The influence of program salience on global judgments

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-375

  Busselle, Rick W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859301709     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090309388836     Document Type: Article

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