Inhibiting speech through exemplar distribution: Can we predict a spiral of silence?

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 268-281

  Perry, Stephen D ^a   Gonzenbach, William J ^b,c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c University's Institute for Communication Research

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EID: 33646145437     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4402_7     Document Type: Article

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