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Imitation as social influence

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Imitation as social influence. / Genschow, Oliver; Oomen, Danna.
Research Handbook on social influence. ed. / Radmila Prislin. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025. p. 227-242 (Research Handbooks on Social Psychology series).

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Harvard

Genschow, O & Oomen, D 2025, Imitation as social influence. in R Prislin (ed.), Research Handbook on social influence. Research Handbooks on Social Psychology series, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 227-242. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035309672.00023

APA

Genschow, O., & Oomen, D. (2025). Imitation as social influence. In R. Prislin (Ed.), Research Handbook on social influence (pp. 227-242). (Research Handbooks on Social Psychology series). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035309672.00023

Vancouver

Genschow O, Oomen D. Imitation as social influence. In Prislin R, editor, Research Handbook on social influence. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2025. p. 227-242. (Research Handbooks on Social Psychology series). doi: 10.4337/9781035309672.00023

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