Individual differences in children’s eyewitness recall: The influence of intelligence and shyness

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-20

  Roebers, Claudia M ^a   Schneider, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0007226467     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532480XADS0501_2     Document Type: Article

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