Indirect minority influence: Evidence for leniency in source evaluation and counterargumentation

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 949-964

  Alvaro, Eusebio M ^a   Crano, William D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0031490926     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.5.949     Document Type: Article

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