Lawyers' questioning: The effect of confusing questions on witness confidence and accuracy

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 629-641

  Kebbell, Mark R ^a   Johnson, Shane D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFUSION; COURT; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0033763491     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005548102819     Document Type: Article

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