Intersubjective consensus and the maintenance of normative shared reality

Social Cognition

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 422-446

  Wan, Ching ^a   Torelli, Carlos J ^b   Chiu, Chi Yue ^c,d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77953829144     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2010.28.3.422     Document Type: Article

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