Endorsements as voting cues: Heuristic and systematic processing in initiative elections

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2215-2231

  Forehand, Mark ^a   Gastil, John ^a   Smith, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 13544255684     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb01974.x     Document Type: Review

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