Current issues and advances in misinformation research

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-23

  Frenda, Steven J ^a   Nichols, Rebecca M ^a   Loftus, Elizabeth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

eyewitness; law; memory; misinformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952083061     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721410396620     Document Type: Review

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