High prevalence information from different sources affects the development of false beliefs

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-163

  Van Golde, Celine ^a   Sharman, Stefanie J ^b   Candel, Ingrid ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; FALSE MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; MEMORY; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

EID: 77956023569     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1558     Document Type: Article

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