Emotion and persuasion: A social cognitive perspective

Communication and Social Cognition: Theories and Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 377-398

  Nabi, Robin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203936313     Document Type: Chapter

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