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Is Earth a perfect square? Repetition increases the perceived truth of highly implausible statements

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ID21307331
AuthorsDoris Lacassagne (0000-0002-3812-2500, UCLouvain), Jérémy Béna (0000-0001-9216-1677, University Colleges Leuven-Limburg, corresponding author), Olivier Corneille (0000-0003-4005-4372, UCLouvain)
Year2022
Volume223
Pages105052
Publication date2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCognition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0010-0277 • E-ISSN: 1873-7838
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105052
PMID35144111
OpenAlexW4225909338
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited27

Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Point (geometry) · Repetition (rhetorical device) · Statement (logic) · Statistics · Value (mathematics) · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Mathematics · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology

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Citations per year3,67
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 11

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