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Eyewitness testimony of mentally retarded: Effect of the cognitive interview

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Brown, C.L., Edward Geiselman, R. Eyewitness testimony of mentally retarded: Effect of the cognitive interview. JPCP 6, 14–22 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02806593

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