Memory lessons from the courtroom: Reflections on being a memory expert on the witness stand

Memory

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 576-583

  Howe, Mark L ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early memories; False memories; Memory and law

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879534056     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.725735     Document Type: Article

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