Stability, Bistability, and Instability in Small Group Influence Patterns

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-85

  Arrow, Holly ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 0031541562     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.1.75     Document Type: Article

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