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ERIC Number: EJ729859
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Feb
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
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Theory of Mind, Inhibitory Control, and Preschool-Age Children's Suggestibility in Different Interviewing Contexts
Scullin, Matthew H.; Bonner, Karri
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v93 n2 p120-138 Feb 2006
The current study examined the relations among 3- to 5-year-olds' theory of mind, inhibitory control, and three measures of suggestibility: yielding to suggestive questions (yield), shifting answers in response to negative feedback (shift), and accuracy in response to misleading questions during a pressured interview about a live event. Theory of mind aided in the prediction of suggestibility about the live event, and inhibitory control was a moderator variable affecting the consistency of children's sensitivity to social pressure across situations. The findings indicate that theory of mind and inhibitory control predict children's suggestibility about a live event above and beyond yield, shift, and age and that the construct validity of shift may improve as children's inhibitory control develops.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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