Children report suggested events even when interviewed in a non-suggestive manner: What are its implications for credibility assessment?

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 589-611

  Erdmann, Katja ^a   Volbert, Renate ^a   Böhm, Claudia ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 7744224748     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1012     Document Type: Article

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