The Self-Administered Interview: A means of improving children's eyewitness performance?

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 897-911

  Roos af Hjelmsäter, Emma ^a   Strömwall, Leif A ^a   Granhag, Pär A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

children's memory; eyewitness testimony; rehearsal; Self Administered Interview; social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864010155     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2011.582844     Document Type: Article

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