Detecting concealed information: The role of individual differences in executive functions and social desirability

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-36

  Visu Petra, George ^a   Miclea, Mircea ^a   Buş, Ioan ^a   Visu Petra, Laura ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Concealed Information Test; deception detection; executive functions; personality; social desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890121301     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2012.736509     Document Type: Article

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