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Judging guilt and accuracy: highly confident eyewitnesses are discounted when they provide featural justifications

Chad S. DodsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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David G. DobolyiMcIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USAView further author information
Pages 487-508 | Received 27 Oct 2016, Accepted 21 Dec 2016, Published online: 13 Feb 2017

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