Minority and majority influence in freely interacting groups: Qualitative versus quantitative differences

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 137-149

  Smith, Christine M ^a,c   Tindale, R Scott ^a   Dugoni, Bernard L ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842471995     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1996.tb01088.x     Document Type: Article

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