Assessing the Effects of Misinformation on Children's Recall: How and When Makes a Difference

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-182

  Gobbo, Camilla ^a  

^a Dept Devmtl Socialization Psychol ^*  (Italy)

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EID: 0037490047     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0720(200003/04)14:2<163::AID-ACP630>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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