The role of familiarity in correcting inaccurate information

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1948-1961

  Swire, Briony ^a   Ecker, Ullrich K H ^a   Lewandowsky, Stephan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belief updating; Continued influence effect; Familiarity backfire effect; Misinformation; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL FEEDBACK; RECOGNITION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85038082411     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000422     Document Type: Article

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