The cognition of deception: The role of executive processes in producing lies

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-214

  Gombos, Victor A ^a,b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Deception; Executive processes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN; COGNITION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECUMBENCY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

BRAIN; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; CUES; DECEPTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIE DETECTION; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM;

EID: 35948948255     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/MONO.132.3.197-214     Document Type: Article

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