How does imagery in interactive consumption lead to false memory? A reconstructive memory perspective

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 451-462

  Lakshmanan, Arun ^a   Krishnan, H Shanker ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68349125526     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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