Objectivity Bias in Eyewitness Performance

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 323-332

  Geiselman, R Edward ^a   Schroppel, Tammy ^b   Tubridy, Anthony ^b   Konishi, Tania ^b   Rodriguez, Vanessa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0347269225     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0720(200007/08)14:4<323::AID-ACP652>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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