Realism Judgments and Mental Resources: A Cue Processing Model of Media Narrative Realism

Media Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-119

  Shapiro, Michael A ^a   Kim, Hyekyung ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 84859495338     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2011.649666     Document Type: Article

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