When eyewitnesses talk

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 174-178

  Wright, Daniel B ^a   Memon, Amina ^b   Skagerberg, Elin M ^c   Gabbert, Fiona ^d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eyewitness testimony; Memory conformity; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049147415     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01631.x     Document Type: Article

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