The effect of a suggestive interview on children’s memory of a repeated event: Does it matter whether suggestions are linked to a particular incident?

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 182-191

  Powell, Martine B ^a   Roberts, Kim P ^b   Thomson, Donald M ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b National Institute of Child Health   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW SUIT; NORMAL HUMAN; RECALL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUGGESTION; WITNESS;

EID: 0034533296     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710009524984     Document Type: Article

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