How interviewers' nonverbal behaviors can affect children's perceptions and suggestibility

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-39

  Almerigogna, Jehanne ^a   Ost, James ^a   Akehurst, Lucy ^a   Fluck, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's perceptions; Children's suggestibility; Interviewer manner and behavior; Social support

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECALL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUGGESTION; TOUCH;

AFFECT; ATTENTION; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CULTURE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SMILING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUGGESTION; TOUCH;

EID: 41949129939     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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