Reconceptualizing Excitation Transfer as Motivational Activation Changes and a Test of the Television Program Context Effects

Media Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-92

  Wang, Zheng ^a   Lang, Annie ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859498618     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2011.649604     Document Type: Article

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