Determinants of Confidence in Accuracy of Knowledge Retrieval

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-306

  Zakay, Dan ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0345916205     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713752278     Document Type: Article

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