Adult credibility assessments of misinformed, deceptive and truthful children

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-145

  Shao, Yi ^a   Ceci, Stephen J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECEPTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GAME; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 78651417984     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1652     Document Type: Article

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