The influence of an early interview on long-term recall: A comparative analysis

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 727-743

  Tizzard Drover, Tracy ^a   Peterson, Carole ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RECALL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TIME; WITNESS;

EID: 7744224749     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1028     Document Type: Article

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