Biased Assimilation and Attitude Polarization: The Effects of Prior Theories on Subsequently Considered Evidence

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• Publication year

  1979

• Venue

  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

• Publication date

  1979-11-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.37.11.2098
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