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Are criminals better lie detectors? Investigating offenders' abilities in the context of deception detection

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Are criminals better lie detectors? Investigating offenders' abilities in the context of deception detection. / Schindler, Simon; Wagner, Laura K.; Reinhard, Marc André et al.

In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol. 35, No. 1, 01.01.2021, p. 203-214.

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Harvard

Schindler, S, Wagner, LK, Reinhard, MA, Ruhara, N, Pfattheicher, S & Nitschke, J 2021, 'Are criminals better lie detectors? Investigating offenders' abilities in the context of deception detection', Applied Cognitive Psychology, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 203-214. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3755

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Schindler, S., Wagner, L. K., Reinhard, M. A., Ruhara, N., Pfattheicher, S., & Nitschke, J. (2021). Are criminals better lie detectors? Investigating offenders' abilities in the context of deception detection. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(1), 203-214. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3755

Vancouver

Schindler S, Wagner LK, Reinhard MA, Ruhara N, Pfattheicher S, Nitschke J. Are criminals better lie detectors? Investigating offenders' abilities in the context of deception detection. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 2021 Jan 1;35(1):203-214. doi: 10.1002/acp.3755

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