The efficacy of mnemonic components of the cognitive interview: Towards a shortened variant for time-critical investigations

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-93

  Davis, Michael R ^a   McMahon, Marilyn ^b   Greenwood, Kenneth M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; TECHNIQUE; TIME; WITNESS;

EID: 12344297882     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1048     Document Type: Article

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