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>Cognitive complexity and impression formation in informal social interaction

Jesse G. Delia Associate Professor of Speech Communication and Research Associate Professor of Communications, University of Illinois, Urbana‐Champaign
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Ruth Anne Clark Associate Professor of Speech Communication, University of Illinois, Urbana‐Champaign
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David E. Switzer Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Communication, State University of New York, Albany
Pages 299-308 | Published online: 02 Jun 2009

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