Child witnesses' metamemory realism

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 461-470

  Allwood, Carl Martin ^a   Granhag, Pär Anders ^b   Jonsson, Anna Carin ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

11 to 12 year olds; Confidence; Eyewitness memory; Metacognition; Realism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEMORY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTION PICTURES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33751106133     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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