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- 2008023645 abstract "Shows that the process that gives rise to national rumors is fundamentally the same as those that arise around the company watercooler. Why do some rumors persist even in the fact of well-publicized facts to the contrary? Why do we pass on information without verifying that it's true?".
- 2008023645 contributor B11099287.
- 2008023645 created "c2008.".
- 2008023645 date "2008".
- 2008023645 date "c2008.".
- 2008023645 dateCopyrighted "c2008.".
- 2008023645 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-280) and index.".
- 2008023645 description "Shows that the process that gives rise to national rumors is fundamentally the same as those that arise around the company watercooler. Why do some rumors persist even in the fact of well-publicized facts to the contrary? Why do we pass on information without verifying that it's true?".
- 2008023645 description "To rumor is human -- Swimming in rumors : the prevalence and power of hearsay -- It's clear that it's unclear : how rumors help us make sense of an uncertain world -- A family resemblance : gossip and urban legend, rumor's close cousins -- It's a small world around the watercooler : how, why, and where of rumor spread -- Believe it, or not : why we believe some rumors and not others -- Facts are stubborn things : taking stock of the word on the street -- Managing the rumor mill -- Epilogue: Doing rumor well.".
- 2008023645 extent "291 p. ;".
- 2008023645 identifier "1583333258".
- 2008023645 identifier "9781583333259".
- 2008023645 identifier 2008023645-b.html.
- 2008023645 identifier 2008023645-d.html.
- 2008023645 identifier 2008023645.html.
- 2008023645 issued "2008".
- 2008023645 issued "c2008.".
- 2008023645 language "eng".
- 2008023645 publisher "New York : Avery,".
- 2008023645 subject "302.2/4 22".
- 2008023645 subject "HM1241 .D55 2008".
- 2008023645 subject "Rumor.".
- 2008023645 subject "Social psychology.".
- 2008023645 tableOfContents "To rumor is human -- Swimming in rumors : the prevalence and power of hearsay -- It's clear that it's unclear : how rumors help us make sense of an uncertain world -- A family resemblance : gossip and urban legend, rumor's close cousins -- It's a small world around the watercooler : how, why, and where of rumor spread -- Believe it, or not : why we believe some rumors and not others -- Facts are stubborn things : taking stock of the word on the street -- Managing the rumor mill -- Epilogue: Doing rumor well.".
- 2008023645 title "The watercooler effect : a psychologist explores the extraordinary power of rumors / Nicholas DiFonzo.".
- 2008023645 type "text".