A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of the "But You Are Free" Compliance-Gaining Technique

Communication Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-17

  Carpenter, Christopher J ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance Gaining; Meta Analysis; Reactance Theory; Self Presentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871266459     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510974.2012.727941     Document Type: Article

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