Violence and sex impair memory for television ads

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 557-564

  Bushman, Brad J ^a,b   Bonacci, Angelica M ^a,b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

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EID: 0036626180     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.87.3.557     Document Type: Article

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