Effects of questions' repetition and variation on the efficiency of the guilty knowledge test: A reexamination

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 972-977

  Ben Shakhar, Gershon ^a   Elaad, Eitan ^b,c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Israel Police   (Israel)

^c ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0036800315     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.87.5.972     Document Type: Article

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