Detecting deception in children: An experimental study of the effect of event familiarity on CBCA ratings

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-197

  Blandon Gitlin, Iris ^a   Pezdek, Kathy ^a   Rogers, Martha ^b   Brodie, Laura ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Credibility; Deception in children

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FANTASY; FEMALE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECUMBENCY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DECEPTION; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRESSION; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRUTH DISCLOSURE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 21844451405     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-005-2417-8     Document Type: Article

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