The Red Herring technique: A methodological response to the problem of demand characteristics

Psychological Research

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-375

  Laney, Cara ^d   Kaasa, Suzanne O ^a   Morris, Erin K ^a   Berkowitz, Shari R ^a   Bernstein, Daniel M ^b,c   Loftus, Elizabeth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 43249123990     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-007-0122-6     Document Type: Article

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