Size matters: The effects of political orientation, majority status, and majority size on misperceptions of public opinion

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-27

  Dvir Gvirsman, Shira ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84928712878     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfu061     Document Type: Article

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