A Meta-analysis of the Verbal Overshadowing Effect in Face Identification

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 603-616

  Meissner, Christian A ^a   Brigham, John C ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0009812179     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.728     Document Type: Article

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