Obedience to authority: Possible effects on children's testimony

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-95

  Meyer, Jona ^a   Jesilow, Paul ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 26444553437     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683169608409797     Document Type: Article

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