Why leaning to the left makes you lean to the left: Effect of spatial orientation on political attitudes

Social Cognition

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 651-661

  Oppenheimer, Daniel M ^a   Trail, Thomas E ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957203787     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2010.28.5.651     Document Type: Article

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