Effects of prior knowledge and expert statement on belief in recovered memories: An international perspective

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 224-236

  Nachson, Israel ^a   Read, J Don ^b   Seelau, Sheila M ^c   Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^d   Lobb, Brenda ^d   Davies, Graham ^e   Glicksohn, Joseph ^a   Lifschitz, Michal ^a   Brimacombe, Elizabeth ^f  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CHATHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Belief; Child sexual abuse; Expert; Knowledge; Recovered memories

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER; EXPERT WITNESS; FALSE MEMORY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; KNOWLEDGE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEMORY; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION;

EID: 34247504545     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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