The Credibility of Children's Testimony: Can Children Control the Accuracy of Their Memory Reports?.

Koriat, Asher; Goldsmith, Morris; Schneider, Wolfgang; Nakash-Dura, Michal

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ERIC Number: EJ635764

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2001

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The Credibility of Children's Testimony: Can Children Control the Accuracy of Their Memory Reports?

Koriat, Asher; Goldsmith, Morris; Schneider, Wolfgang; Nakash-Dura, Michal

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v79 n4 p405-37 Aug 2001

Three experiments examined children's strategic regulation of memory accuracy. Found that younger (7 to 9 years) and older (10 to 12 years) children could enhance the accuracy of their testimony by screening out wrong answers under free-report conditions. Findings suggest a developmental trend in level of memory accuracy actually achieved. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Processes, Memory, Metacognition, Models, Performance Factors, Recall (Psychology), Recognition (Psychology)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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