Citation

Lindberg MA, Keiffer J, Thomas SW. J. Appl. Dev. Psychol. 2000; 21(5): 555-591.

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(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Participants from grade school through high school viewed a video-taped incident that contained, among other things, a mother striking her child in the head and the force of the blow sending him to the floor crying. Suggestions given before and after were compared in terms of several classes of dependent variables. Previous experience with this type of abuse viewed was also studied. A consistent pattern of results emerged, and several conclusions were offered on the boundary conditions for when and how different types of suggestions can enter testimony, when different developmental effects are observed, what types of tests produce the most testimony with the fewest confabulations, and when and how personal experience with the viewed abuse enter into testimonies. It was concluded that clear answers to fundamental questions can be found when Participant x Memory Procedures x Focus of Study Interactions are systematically explored.