Before Misinformation is Encountered: Source Monitoring Decreases Child Witness Suggestibility

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-26

  Thierry, Karen L ^a,c   Spence, Melanie J ^a   Memon, Amina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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EID: 0007623404     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327647JCD0201_1     Document Type: Article

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