Majority Versus Minority Influence, Message Processing and Attitude Change: The Source-Context-Elaboration Model

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2008, Pages 237-326

  Martin, Robin ^a   Hewstone, Miles ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 40749156296     PISSN: 00652601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2601(07)00005-6     Document Type: Review

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