Repeated exposure to suggestion and the creation of false memories

Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 294-300

  Zaragoza, Maria S ^a   Mitchell, Karen J ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039558726     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1996.tb00377.x     Document Type: Article

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