Countering false beliefs: An analysis of the evidence and recommendations of best practices for the retraction and correction of scientific misinformation

The Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 341-350

  Chan, Man Pui Sally ^c   Jones, Christopher ^b   Albarracín, Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Beliefs; Continued influence; Correction; Meta analysis; Misinformation; Retraction; Science communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 85054184733     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190497620.013.37     Document Type: Chapter

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