Replications and limitations of a two-factor model of child witness credibility

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 418-431

  Ross, David F ^d   Jurden, Frank H ^a   Lindsay, R C L ^b   Keeney, Jennifer M ^c  

^a Fab5 Inc   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DecisionQuest   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

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EID: 0038327860     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01903.x     Document Type: Article

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