Social and Cognitive Influences in Group Brainstorming: Predicting Production Gains and Losses

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 299-325

  Paulus, Paul B ^a   Putman, Vicky L ^a   Dugosh, Karen Leggett ^a   Dzindolet, Mary T ^a   Coskun, Hamit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 85051118546     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14792772143000094     Document Type: Article

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