The leniency contract and persistence of majority and minority influence

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1437-1450

  Crano, William D ^a   Chen, Xin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Voice of America   (United States)

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EID: 0032360466     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.6.1437     Document Type: Article

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