Children's memory and source monitoring of real-life and televised events

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 575-596

  Roberts, Kim P ^a,b   Blades, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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

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EID: 0033473601     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(99)00030-1     Document Type: Article

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