The influence of courtroom questioning style on actual and perceived eyewitness confidence and accuracy

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-101

  Wheatcroft, Jacqueline M ^a   Wagstaff, Graham F ^b   Kebbell, Mark R ^c  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COURT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; LAWYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; WITNESS;

EID: 1242329245     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532504322776870     Document Type: Article

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