The Use of Visual and Verbal Means of Communication Across Psychological Distance

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-56

  Amit, Elinor ^a   Wakslak, Cheryl ^b   Trope, Yaacov ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; distance; pictures; words

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871000453     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212460282     Document Type: Article

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