The mediational effects of attributions and information processing in minority social influence

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-66

  Moskowitz, Gordon B ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030538595     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1996.tb01082.x     Document Type: Article

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