The believability of children and their interviewers' hearsay testimony: When less is more

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 846-857

  Warren, Amye R ^a   Nunez, Narina ^b   Keeney, Jennifer M ^a,c   Buck, Julie A ^a,d   Smith, Beverly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c DecisionQuest   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036800170     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.87.5.846     Document Type: Article

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