Ideology, motivated reasoning, and cognitive reflection

Judgment and Decision Making

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 407-424

  Kahan, Dan M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84881066940     PISSN: 19302975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1930297500005271     Document Type: Article

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