The phenomenology of minority-majority status: Effects on innovation in argument generation

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 624-636

  Kenworthy, Jared B ^a   Hewstone, Miles ^b   Levine, John M ^c   Martin, Robin ^d   Willis, Hazel ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 46849105672     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.521     Document Type: Article

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