Misinformation effects and the suggestibility of eyewitness memory

Do Justice and Let the Sky Fall: Elizabeth F. Loftus and her Contributions to Science, Law, and Academic Freedom

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 35-63

  Zaragoza, Maria S ^a   Belli, Robert F ^b   Payment, Kristie E ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203774861     Document Type: Chapter

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