Problem solving in social interactions on the internet: Rumor as social cognition

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-49

  Bordia, Prashant ^a   Difonzo, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 2442487766     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250406700105     Document Type: Article

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