A temporal discriminability account of children's eyewitness suggestibility

Developmental Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 647-661

  Bright Paul, Alexandra ^a   Jarrold, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SUGGESTION; TIME;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SUGGESTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67049145378     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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