When social psychology became less social: Prasad and the history of rumor research

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-61

  Bordia, Prashant ^a   DiFonzo, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0036286959     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-839X.00093     Document Type: Article

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