PSYC 2400 Study Guide - Final Guide: Structured Interview, Black Sheep, Francine Hughes
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Age 6 to 7 = 1 descriptor. Adults (18 and older) = 8 descriptors. Children provide less detailed information but are as accurate. The degree to which children"s testimony can be influenced. Children are most likely to be influenced by misleading information. Child is more likely to give incorrect information to misleading/suggestive questions in warm, supportive atmosphere by adults. 3 and 4 year olds vs 5 and 6 year olds. *assumed to allow children to give information they would not provide orally. 1. anatomically detailed dolls assess a child"s behavior with the dolls. Do you know why you are talking with me today? . Has anything happened to you which you would like to tell me? . Udo undeutsch statements that are the product of experience will contain characteristics that are generally absent from statements that are the product of imagination. Tell true store, given false story to tell. Type of stories: directly involved negative emotional state loss of control.
