Will the truth come out? The effect of deception, age, status, coaching, and social skills on CBCA scores

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 261-283

  Vrij, Aldert ^a   Akehurst, Lucy ^a   Soukara, Stavroula ^a   Bull, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBCA; Children; Coaching; Deception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERIA BASED CONTENT ANALYSIS SCORE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF MONITORING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WITNESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIE DETECTION; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036615788     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015313120905     Document Type: Article

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