The effects of post-identification feedback and age on retrospective eyewitness memory

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 435-453

  Neuschatz, Jeffrey S ^a   Preston, Elizabeth L ^b   Burkett, Amanda D ^a   Toglia, Michael P ^c   Lampinen, James M ^d   Neuschatz, Joseph S ^e   Fairless, Andrew H ^a   Lawson, Deah S ^a   Powers, Ráchael A ^a   Goodsell, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

^e ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SYMBOLISM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL MEMORY; WITNESS; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 21044457942     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1084     Document Type: Article

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