Mnemic neglect is not an artifact of expectancy: The moderating role of defensive pessimism

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 477-486

  Newman, Leonard S ^a   Nibert, Jeffrey A ^b   Samuel Winer, E ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 69749090801     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.598     Document Type: Article

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