Suggestion, Cognition, and Behavior

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 151-156

  Michael, Robert B ^a   Garry, Maryanne ^a   Kirsch, Irving ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

automatic; behavior; cognition; expectancies; suggestion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862013572     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721412446369     Document Type: Article

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