Does the cognitive interview help children to resist the effects of suggestive questioning?

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-38

  Milne, Rebecca ^a   Bull, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0037331244     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532503762871219     Document Type: Article

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