Homo Ignorans: Deliberately Choosing Not to Know

scientific article published in May 2016

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P356DOI10.1177/1745691616635594
P698PubMed publication ID27217249

P2093author name stringChristoph Engel
Ralph Hertwig
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P433issue3
P304page(s)359-372
P577publication date2016-05-01
P1433published inPerspectives on Psychological ScienceQ7170765
P1476titleHomo Ignorans: Deliberately Choosing Not to Know
P478volume11

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