Informational intra-group influence: The effects of time pressure and group size

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-66

  Bonner, Bryan L ^a,c   Baumann, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 39749134177     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.400     Document Type: Article

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