PSYC 2400 Chapter 6: Psych Chapter 6.doc
13 Mar 2012
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Changes to the cognitive system: some research has found developmental differences in the ways children and adults encode, store and retrieve memories, differences between children and adults also have been found in terms of forgetting inaccurate and dangerous. Cognitive interview: overall, the step-wise procedure is consistent with what we know about children"s recall abilities and how to elicit accurate information, the step-wise interview is the procedure commonly used in canada. Recall memory following a long delay: some argue that childhood sexual abuse memories are so traumatic for some individuals that they repress them in their unconscious. Testifying in court testifying: prior to 2006, children under age 14 had to pass a competency inquiry before, the notion behind the competency inquiry was that children must demonstrate that they can communicate what they witnessed or experienced. Courtroom accommodations: child witnesses may experience extreme stress and trauma because of having to testify in court while facing the defendant.
