Accuracy, confidence and consistency in repeated recall of events

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 629-642

  Odinot, Geralda ^a   Wolters, Gezinus ^b   van Giezen, Anne ^b  

^a Ministry of Security and Justice   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84880949798     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2012.660152     Document Type: Article

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