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Source Effects and Plausibility Judgments When Reading About Climate Change

Doug Lombardi Department of Teaching and Learning, Temple UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Viviane Seyranian Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
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Gale M. Sinatra Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Pages 75-92 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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