Distinguishing accurate from inaccurate eyewitness identifications with an optional deadline procedure

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-414

  Brewer, Neil ^a   Weber, Nathan ^a   Clark, Abigail ^a   Wells, Gary L ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic decision processes; Deadline; Eyewitness identification; Response latency

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349140778     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160701770229     Document Type: Article

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