The threat of terrorism and support for the 2008 presidential candidates: Results of a national field experiment

Current Research in Social Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Willer, Robb ^a   Adams, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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