“I Didn’t Do That!” Event Valence and Child Age Influence Adults’ Discernment of Preschoolers’ True and False Statements

Justice can hinge on adults’ abilities to distinguish accurate from inaccurate child testimony. Yet relatively little is known about factors that affect adults’ abilities to determine the accuracy of children’s eyewitness reports. In this study, adults (N = 108) viewed videoclips of 3- and 5-year-ol...

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Authors: Johnson, Jonni L. (Author) ; Hobbs, Susan 1945- (Author) ; Chae, Yoojin (Author) ; Goodman, Gail S. (Author) ; Shestowsky, Donna (Author) ; Block, Stephanie D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 1/2, Pages: NP753-NP771
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
false memory
true memory
Accuracy
Adults
Discernment
valence
Children