The role of declarative and procedural knowledge in capital murder sentencing

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 124-144

  Wiener, Richard L ^b   Hurt, Linda E ^c   Thomas, Susan L ^a   Sadler, Melody S ^a   Bauer, Craig A ^a   Sargent, Tracy M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032368609     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01696.x     Document Type: Article

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