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Journal Article Cognitive and Motivational Influences on Spontaneous Comforting Behavior Get access Wendy Samter, Wendy Samter 1Wendy Samter (M.A., Purdue University) is a David Ross Fellow and a doctoral candidate in communication at Purdue University, West Layfayette, IN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Brant R. Burleson Brant R. Burleson 2Brant R. Burleson (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Purdue University, West Layfayette, IN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Communication Research, Volume 11, Issue 2, December 1984, Pages 231–260, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1984.tb00047.x Published: 17 March 2006
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