Group Polarization and Repeated Attitude Expressions: A New Take on an Old Topic

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 173-207

  Brauer, Markus ^a   Judd, Charles M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0040460080     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14792779643000010     Document Type: Article

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