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Explicit warnings reduce but do not eliminate the continued influence of misinformation

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Ecker, Ullrich K. H., Lewandowsky, Stephan, Tang, David T. W.·2010·Memory & Cognition
DOI 10.3758/mc.38.8.1087
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Authors
Ecker, U. K. H., Lewandowsky, S., & Tang, D. T. W.
Venue
Memory & Cognition
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2010-12
Volume
38
Issue
8
Pages
1087-1100
ISSN
  • 0090-502X (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-5946
DOI
10.3758/mc.38.8.1087
OpenAlex
W2001644739
Cited by
478
References
4
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Type
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Language
en
Open access
bronze
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