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Can People Judge the Veracity of Their Intuitions? / Leach, Stefan; Weick, Mario.
In: Social Psychological and Personality Science, Vol. 9, No. 1, 01.01.2018, p. 40-49.

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Leach, S & Weick, M 2018, 'Can People Judge the Veracity of Their Intuitions?', Social Psychological and Personality Science, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617706732

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Leach, S., & Weick, M. (2018). Can People Judge the Veracity of Their Intuitions? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9(1), 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617706732

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Leach S, Weick M. Can People Judge the Veracity of Their Intuitions? Social Psychological and Personality Science. 2018 Jan 1;9(1):40-49. Epub 2017 Jul 31. doi: 10.1177/1948550617706732

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Leach, Stefan ; Weick, Mario. / Can People Judge the Veracity of Their Intuitions?. In: Social Psychological and Personality Science. 2018 ; Vol. 9, No. 1. pp. 40-49.

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