Perceptions about memory reliability and honesty for children of 3 to 18 years old

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-207

  Wright, Daniel B ^a   Hanoteau, Florence ^b   Parkinson, Camilla ^b   Tatham, Anna ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GUILT; HONESTY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; WITNESS;

EID: 77956601640     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532508X400347     Document Type: Article

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