Perceiving public opinion of political figures: Examining the link between individual and collective opinion

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Joslyn, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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