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- Marcus, George E. (June 2003). "Thinking About Political Psychology. Edited by James H. Kuklinski. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 354p. $65.00". Perspectives on Politics. 1 (2): 411–412. doi:10.1017/S1537592703560327. S2CID 143086736.
- Huddy, Leonie (May 2003). "Thinking about Political Psychology. Edited by James Kuklinski. (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Pp. 354. $65.00.)". The Journal of Politics. 65 (2): 613–615. doi:10.1111/1468-2508.00652_15.
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