Eyewitness Recall: Regulation of Grain Size and the Role of Confidence

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-60

  Weber, Nathan ^a   Brewer, Neil ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

confidence; eyewitness recall; free report; grain size; monitoring and control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CRIME; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNCERTAINTY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CRIME; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNCERTAINTY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 43049139523     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.14.1.50     Document Type: Article

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