Arousal, capacity, and intense indoctrination

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 238-254

  Baron, Robert S ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

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EID: 0034345983     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327957PSPR0403_3     Document Type: Article

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