Professionally responsible communication with the public: Giving psychology a way

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 675-683

  Cialdini, Robert B ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031507913     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167297237001     Document Type: Article

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