The Power of Pictures: Vertical Picture Angles in Power Pictures

Media Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 442-464

  Giessner, Steffen R ^a   Ryan, Michelle K ^b,c   Schubert, Thomas W ^d   van Quaquebeke, Niels ^e  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^e KÜHNE LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84859316783     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2011.620541     Document Type: Article

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