Estimates of social consensus by majorities and minorities: The case for social projection

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 299-313

  Krueger, Joachim ^a   Clement, Russell W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21944447925     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327957pspr0104_2     Document Type: Article

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