The effect of cross-examination on the accuracy of adult eyewitness testimony

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 554-561

  Valentine, Tim ^a   Maras, Katie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CROSS EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; WITNESS;

EID: 79960711877     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1768     Document Type: Article

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