Attitude strength

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 237-260

  Bassili, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84920775503     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203838068     Document Type: Chapter

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