Eliminating age differences in children’s and adults’ suggestibility and memory conformity effects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9792016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry Otgaar (0000-0002-2782-2181, City, University of London, corresponding author), Mark L Howe (0000-0002-5747-5571, City, University of London), Nathalie Brackmann (0000-0002-1095-4284, Maastricht University), Daniël H J van Helvoort, Daniël van Helvoort (0000-0002-1354-2402, Maastricht University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 962-970 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/dev0000298 |
| PMID | 28358537 |
| OpenAlex | W2582438502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
We examined whether typical developmental trends in suggestion-induced false memories (i.e., age-related decrease) could be changed. Using theoretical principles from the spontaneous false memory field, we adapted 2 often-used false memory procedures: misinformation (Experiment 1) and memory conformity (Experiment 2). In Experiment 1, 7- to 9-year-old children (n = 33) and adults (n = 39) received stories containing associatively related details. They then listened to misinformation in the form of short narratives preserving the meaning of the story. Children and adults were equally susceptible to the misinformation effect. In Experiment 2, younger (7- to 8-year-olds, n = 30) and older (11- to 12-year-olds, n = 30) children and adults (n = 30) viewed pictures containing associatively related details. They viewed these pictures in pairs. Although the pictures differed, participants believed they had viewed the same pictures. Participants had to report what they could recollect during collaborative and individual recall tests. Children and adults were equally susceptible to memory conformity effects. When correcting for response bias, adults' false memory scores were even higher than children's. Our results show that age trends in suggestion-induced false memories are not developmentally invariant. (PsycINFO Database Record
Cognition · Cognitive development · Cognitive psychology · Conformity · Developmental psychology · False Memory · Memory development · Memory errors · Misinformation · PsycINFO · Recall · Suggestibility · Young adult · Child and Animal Learning Development · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |