Learning to manage motivational gravity: An application of group polarization

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-254

  Carr, Stuart C ^a   Pearson, Sallie Anne ^a   Provost, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 21344462581     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1996.9713999     Document Type: Article

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