"You don't expect me to believe that, do you?" Expectations influence recall and belief of alibi information

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1238-1247

  Olson, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

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EID: 84879409601     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12086     Document Type: Article

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