Base-rate bingo: Ephemeral effects of population data on cognitive responses, apprehension, and perceived risk

Communication Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-124+208

  Berger, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037534967     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650202029002001     Document Type: Article

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