Putting Environmental Infographics Center Stage: The Role of Visuals at the Elaboration Likelihood Model’s Critical Point of Persuasion

Science Communication

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 6-33

  Lazard, Allison ^a   Atkinson, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

elaboration likelihood model; infographics; pro environmental behaviors; visual communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921509819     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547014555997     Document Type: Article

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