The cognitive interview: Much more than simply "try again"

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 47-59

  Campos, Laura ^a   Alonso Quecuty, Maria L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive interview; Eyewitness memory; Free recall; Mnemonic strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 6144227526     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683169908414993     Document Type: Article

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