Effects of interview style and witness age on perceptions of children's credibility in sexual abuse cases

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 297-317

  Castelli, Paola ^a   Goodman, Gail S ^a   Ghetti, Simona ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 14844309769     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02122.x     Document Type: Article

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