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- 843-861
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John A. Herstein
(1981).
Keeping the voter's limits in mind: A cognitive process analysis of decision making in voting..
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
, 40
(5)
, 843-861.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.40.5.843
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- 10.1037/0022-3514.40.5.843