Context and cue cards in young children's testimony: A comparison of brief narrative elaboration and context reinstatement

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1077-1085

  Bowen, Catherine J ^a   Howie, Pauline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0036984795     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.87.6.1077     Document Type: Article

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