Group-based biases and validity in eyewitness credibility judgments: Examining effects of witness ethnicity and presentation modality

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1474-1501

  Lindholm, Torun ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 29244455853     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02180.x     Document Type: Article

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