More Than Meets the Eye: There's More to Meaning Maintenance Than Violated Expectations

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 374-380

  Routledge, Clay ^a   Vess, Matthew ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870660709     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047840X.2012.721078     Document Type: Article

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