Interviewing young children: Effects of probe structures and focus of rapport-building talk on the qualities of young children's eyewitness statements

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-165

  Hardy, Cindy L ^a   Van Leeuwen, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 2442452731     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087226     Document Type: Article

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