Attitude measurement

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 41-60

  Schwarz, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84920811804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203838068     Document Type: Chapter

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