Impact of poll results on personal opinions and perceptions of collective opinion

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 230-255

  Sonck, Nathalie ^a   Loosveldt, Geert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 77953251770     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edp045     Document Type: Article

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