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ERIC Number: EJ336367
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Age and Schematic Differences in the Reliability of Eyewitness Testimony.
List, Judith A.
Developmental Psychology, v22 n1 p50-57 Jan 1986
Studies the reliability of eyewitness testimony for shoplifting in terms of age, prior knowledge/expectations, and type of memory test. Fifth graders, college students, and older adults participated in two studies. All subjects had expectations concerning common and unusual aspects of shoplifting. Age differences were greatest for recall completeness scores. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Tests, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades, Older Adults, Preadolescents, Recall (Psychology), Recognition (Psychology), Reliability, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Schematic Differences; Shoplifiting; Testimony