An examination of the degree to which IQ, memory performance, socio-economic status and gender predict young children's suggestibility

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 227-239

  McFarlane, Felicity ^a   Powell, Martine B ^a   Dudgeon, Paul ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUGGESTION;

EID: 0036734863     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532502760274729     Document Type: Article

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