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Interpersonal perception and communication satisfaction as a function of argumentativeness and ego‐involvement

Evelyn O. Onyekwere Lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, Anambra State University of Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
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Rebecca B. Rubin Professor in the School of Speech Communication, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 44242–0001
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Dominic A. Infante Professor in the School of Speech Communication, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 44242–0001
Pages 35-47 | Published online: 21 May 2009

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