Criteria-Based Content Analysis: An empirical test of its underlying processes

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-349

  Vrij, Aldert ^a   Mann, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cbca; Cognitive load; Deception

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746239167     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160500129007     Document Type: Article

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