Inconsistencies in children's recall of witnessed events: the role of age, question format and perceived reason for question repetition

Purpose. Children's inconsistencies when answering repeated questions about past events are a source of concern in forensic, educational, and other contexts. Theoretical accounts of these inconsistencies have predominantly assumed that children shift because they infer adult dissatisfaction wit...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:  
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. VerfasserIn: Howie, Pauline (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Kurukulasuriya, Nadezhda ; Nash, Laura ; Marsh, Annabel
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2009
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Jahr: 2009, Band: 14, Heft: 2, Seiten: 311-329
Online-Zugang: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Journals Online & Print:
Lade...
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway

MARC

LEADER 00000caa a22000002 4500
001 1847189067
003 DE-627
005 20230616154946.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 230602s2009 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1348/135532508X383879  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1847189067 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP1847189067 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 2,1  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |a Howie, Pauline  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a Inconsistencies in children's recall of witnessed events  |b the role of age, question format and perceived reason for question repetition 
264 1 |c 2009 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a Purpose. Children's inconsistencies when answering repeated questions about past events are a source of concern in forensic, educational, and other contexts. Theoretical accounts of these inconsistencies have predominantly assumed that children shift because they infer adult dissatisfaction with their initial answer. This study aimed to test this account via examination of the effects of question format on shifting, as well as via direct questioning of children. Method. Four-, five-, and seven-year-olds (N = 226) were asked 17 recall questions about a recent classroom activity, with eight target questions repeated in one of four formats: no-correct (mildly misleading questions to which the correct answer was ‘no’), yes-correct (mildly misleading questions to which the correct answer was ‘yes’), specific open wh- questions, and forced-choice questions. They were then asked about the adult's reasons for repetition. Accuracy, shifting, and interpretations of question repetition were examined. Results. Shifting from accuracy decreased with age, and was affected by question format in 4-year-olds only, who shifted more to no-correct than to forced-choice questions. Shifting towards accuracy was more common in forced-choice questions than either no-correct or open questions, but there were no significant age differences. First-answer-unsatisfactory interpretations of question repetition were rare, especially in the two younger groups. The oldest group offered a wider range of interpretations and also showed some evidence of an association between first-answer-unsatisfactory interpretations and shifting. Conclusions. Overall, our findings present a challenge to first-answer-unsatisfactory explanations of young children's shifting in recall settings, at least where overt pressure to shift is low. Forensic implications are considered. 
700 1 |a Kurukulasuriya, Nadezhda  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Nash, Laura  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Marsh, Annabel  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Legal and criminological psychology  |d Hoboken, NJ [u.a.] : Wiley, 1996  |g 14(2009), 2, Seite 311-329  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)320441695  |w (DE-600)2005001-X  |w (DE-576)090886615  |x 2044-8333  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:14  |g year:2009  |g number:2  |g pages:311-329 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1348/135532508X383879  |x Resolving-System  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext 
856 4 0 |u https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1348/135532508X383879  |x Verlag  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 4328684930 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1847189067 
LOK |0 005 20230602084148 
LOK |0 008 230602||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-2619  |c DE-627  |d DE-2619 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-2619 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a krzo 
ORI |a SA-MARC-krimdoka001.raw