Differential effects of majority and minority influence on argumentation strategies
✍ Scribed by Tomasetto, Carlo; Mucchi‐Faina, Angelica; Alparone, Francesca Romana; Pagliaro, Stefano
- Book ID
- 115313644
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Group
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1553-4510
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