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Michelle Montes
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Research on young children's false eyewitness recollections has indicated that

A) children are less susceptible to source amnesia than adults.
B) children are no more susceptible to the misinformation effect than adults.
C) it is surprisingly difficult for both children and professional interviewers to reliably separate the children's true memories from false memories.
D) all of these statements are true.

Source Amnesia

The inability to remember where, when, or how previously learned information has been acquired, while retaining the factual knowledge.

Misinformation Effect

A phenomenon where a person's recall of memories becomes less accurate due to being provided with misleading information after the event.

Eyewitness Recollections

Memories of an event as reported by individuals who have directly witnessed the event.

  • Recognize the influence of psychological states and events on memory construction and reconstruction.
  • Explain the phenomena of memory distortions and the creation of false memories.
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David ReynoldsNov 07, 2024
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