Types of Portrayal and Aggressive Behavior
Journal of CommunicationPublished 1 September 1977
George Comstock
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Journal Article Types of Portrayal and Aggressive Behavior Get access George Comstock George Comstock 1Ceorgc Comstock is a senior social psychologist at the Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California. In the fall of 1977 he will become Professor, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communication, Syracuse University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 27, Issue 3, September 1977, Pages 189–198, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1977.tb02147.x Published: 07 February 2006
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