Mugged by the facts? Children's ability to distinguish their own and witnesses' perspectives on televised crime events

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 245-256

  Durkin, Kevin ^a   Howarth, Natalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031123990     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(97)90038-1     Document Type: Article

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