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Individual Differences and False Confessions: A Conceptual Replication of Kassin and Kiechel (1996)

Robert Horselenberg Department of Experimental Psychology and Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200, MD, The Netherlands
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Harald Merckelbach Department of Experimental Psychology and Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200, MD, The Netherlands
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Sarah Josephs Department of Experimental Psychology and Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200, MD, The Netherlands
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