Credible testimony in and out of court

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 168-173

  Spellman, Barbara A ^a   Tenney, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RECUMBENCY; REVIEW; SPEECH; STANDARD; TRUST;

CRIME; DECEPTION; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; LIE DETECTION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPEECH; TRUST;

EID: 77954677560     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.17.2.168     Document Type: Article

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