The continued influence of implied and explicitly stated misinformation in news reports

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 62-74

  Rich, Patrick R ^a   Zaragoza, Maria S ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continued influence; Correction; Judgments; Memory; Misinformation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84935056051     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000155     Document Type: Article

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