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Discovering Deceit: Applying Laboratory and Field Research in the Search for Truthful and Deceptive Behavior

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Applied Issues in Investigative Interviewing, Eyewitness Memory, and Credibility Assessment

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“Science is the captain, and practice the soldiers”—Leonardo da Vinci

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    Leanne ten Brinke & Stephen Porter

  2. University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada

    Leanne ten Brinke & Stephen Porter

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Brinke, L.t., Porter, S. (2013). Discovering Deceit: Applying Laboratory and Field Research in the Search for Truthful and Deceptive Behavior. In: Cooper, B., Griesel, D., Ternes, M. (eds) Applied Issues in Investigative Interviewing, Eyewitness Memory, and Credibility Assessment. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5547-9_9

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