Suspicion, affective response, and educational benefit as a result of deception in psychology research

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 759-768

  Epley, Nicholas ^a   Huff, Chuck ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0032222262     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167298247008     Document Type: Article

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