Leading the Herd astray: An experimental study of self-fulfilling prophecies in an artificial cultural market

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 338-355

  Salganik, Matthew J ^a   Watts, Duncan J ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 58149161688     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250807100404     Document Type: Article

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