The alibi-generation effect: Alibi-generation experience influences alibi evaluation

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-164

  Olson, Elizabeth A ^a   Wells, Gary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIBI GENERATION; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL REACTIVITY INDEX; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; THINKING;

EID: 84856196895     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: 20448333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8333.2010.02003.x     Document Type: Review

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