Developmental differences in eyewitness suggestibility and memory for source

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 57-83

  Ackil, Jennifer K ^a   Zaragoza, Maria S ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROL; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL; SUGGESTION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; REALITY TESTING; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SUGGESTION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0029355832     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1995.1031     Document Type: Article

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