Sidetracked by emotion: Observers' ability to discriminate genuine and fabricated sexual assault allegations

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 322-335

  Peace, Kristine A ^a   Porter, Stephen ^b   Almon, Daniel F ^c  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSCIENCE; CREDIBILITY ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; DECEPTION; EMOTION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 84864196730     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: 20448333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8333.2011.02013.x     Document Type: Article

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