Devil's advocate versus authentic dissent: Stimulating quantity and quality

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 707-720

  Nemeth, Charlan ^a   Brown, Keith ^a   Rogers, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035498095     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.58     Document Type: Article

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