Fictional narratives change beliefs: Replications of Prentice, Gerrig, and Bailis (1997) with mixed corroboration

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 136-141

  Wheeler, S Christian ^a   Green, Melanie C ^a   Brock, Timothy C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

CULTURE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 0033084987     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03210821     Document Type: Article

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