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Experimental Aging Research
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Confidence Moderates the Role of Control Beliefs in the Context of Age-Related Changes in Misinformation Susceptibility

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Pages 305-322 | Received 20 Sep 2015, Accepted 25 Jun 2016, Published online: 30 Mar 2017

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