Knowledge does not protect against illusory truth

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 993-1002

  Fazio, Lisa K ^a   Brashier, Nadia M ^b   Keith Payne, B ^c   Marsh, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluency; Illusory truth; Knowledge neglect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ADULT; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 84942552859     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000098     Document Type: Article

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