PSY 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Recovered-Memory Therapy, Phase 2, Moral Panic
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Chester the janitor study (clarke-stewart, thompson, & lepore, 1989) 5 and 6 yr olds watched chester cleaning toys. Children were questioned several times that day. 4-6 yr olds play game with dale , who asks them to take off his sweater. Park rangers study pettit, fagan & howie (1990) Park rangers visit school & knock a cake on the floor. 2 weeks later kids were interviewed by an interviewer given either. Simon says study white, leichtman, & ceci, 1997. Children play simon says, social worker interviews them 1 month later. Sw"s report has either accurate or inaccurate info. Interviewers" notes are given to 2nd interviewer who re-interviews kids 2 months later. Sam stone" visits school age kids, says hello, walks around, then goodbye . Ceci & bruck (1993) asked children about getting a finger caught in a mousetrap. 25% created false memory of the event. Problematic questioning: closed-ended questions (ceci & bruck, 1993)
