Confidence judgments in event recall: Developmental progression in the impact of question format

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 352-371

  Roebers, Claudia M ^a   Howie, Pauline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Eyewitness memory; Interview context; Metamemory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECALL; SUGGESTION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; SUGGESTION;

EID: 0043211859     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0965(03)00076-6     Document Type: Article

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