Mug shot exposure prior to lineup identification: Interference, transference, and commitment effects

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1280-1284

  Dysart, Jennifer E ^a   Lindsay, R C L ^a   Hammond, Robin ^a   Dupuis, Paul ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZATION; VISION;

ADULT; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PORTRAITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035542078     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.86.6.1280     Document Type: Article

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