Extremitization of attitudes: Does thought- and discussion-induced polarization cumulate?

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-110

  Liu, James H ^a   Latané, Bibb ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032389747     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2002_2     Document Type: Article

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