A new theoretical perspective on deception detection: On the psychology of instrumental mind-reading

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-200

  Granhag, Pär Anders ^a   Hartwig, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deception detection; Interrogations; Interviews; Mind reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749107209     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160701645181     Document Type: Article

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