Selecting lineup foils in eyewitness identification experiments: Experimental control and real-world simulation

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 199-216

  Clark, Steven E ^a   Tunnicliff, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; HUMAN; MALE; RECALL; RECOGNITION; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; CRIME; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0035375374     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010753809988     Document Type: Article

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