Group polarization and choice-dilemmas: How important is self-categorization?

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 191-201

  Krizan, Zlatan ^a,b   Baron, Robert S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b University of Iowa ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33846389278     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.345     Document Type: Article

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