Advertising's Misinformation Effect

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 569-591

  Braun, Kathryn A ^a,c   Loftus, Elizabeth F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0039572420     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0720(1998120)12:6<569::AID-ACP539>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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