Power imbalance and anticipation of conflict resolution: Positive and negative attributes of perceptual recall

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-190

  Powell, Larry ^a   Hickson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 84920442730     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090009388764     Document Type: Article

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