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ERIC Number: EJ635763
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Age-Related Changes in the Misinformation Effect.
Sutherland, Rachel; Hayne, Harlene
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v79 n4 p388-404 Aug 2001
Two experiments examined relation between age-related changes in retention and age-related changes in the misinformation effect. Found large age-related retention differences when participants were interviewed immediately and after 1 day, but after 6 weeks, differences were minimal. Exposure to misleading information increased commission errors. Children were more likely than adults to incorporate misleading postevent information into subsequent verbal accounts. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development, Error Patterns, Memory, Performance Factors, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Suggestibility; Testimony; Witnesses