Eyewitness susceptibility to co-witness misinformation is influenced by co-witness confidence and own self-confidence
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The Malleability of Eyewitness Confidence: Co-Witness and Perseverance Effects
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychology, Crime & Law
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1068-316X,1477-2744
DOI: 10.1080/1068316x.2016.1258471