And when shall a little child lead them? Evidence for an altercasting theory of source credibility

Current Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-304

  Pratkanis, Anthony R ^a   Gliner, Melissa D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Office of the Army Surgeon General   (United States)

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