Distinguishing truthful from invented accounts using reality monitoring criteria

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-194

  Memon, Amina ^a   Fraser, Joanne ^a   Colwell, Kevin ^b   Odinot, Geralda ^a   Mastroberardino, Serena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CODING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REALITY MONITORING; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WITNESS;

EID: 77956596274     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532508X401382     Document Type: Article

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