PSYC 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Confabulation
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Our memory is not just a snapshot heavily influenced by suggestions. Memory is fallible and can be influenced: by being given false information, by being asked leading questions. Children may be particularly susceptible: memory less good in general, issues with source memory. Kids make a lot more source mistakes don"t remember where they get information from (video or wrong experimenter) Trying to get him into trouble announcing suspicion of the suspect express disapproval: exculpating trying to get him off the hook. Why would he touch the toys if he wasn"t cleaning it: results. Kids that got incriminating style more likely to report janitor was playing went along with interview style. Surprise party study: pre school kids visitors came to stage event. Kids visitors came in and celebrated someone"s birthday. Kids didn"t celebrate bday party, just did coloring. New interviews didn"t know about what had happened that day.
