The Social Influence of Confidence in Group Decision Making

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-366

  Zarnoth, Paul ^a   Sniezek, Janet A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0031477209     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.1997.1326     Document Type: Article

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