PSY 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Physical Abuse, Guided Imagery
10 Apr 2014
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Salem trials: children lied and said they witnessed the defendants perform supernatural feats/ wirchcraft. Children are capable of accurately recalling forensically relevant details of events that is accurate. Martensville babysitting case: thoughts that their babysitter was abusive, other children at the babysitting service admit to being abused and the babysitters were arrested. Later found that inappropriate interview techniques were used on the children (leading questions and bribery) When asking children to use free-narrative to recall events, their accuracy in reporting is comparable to an adults, however, lies come up with direct questioning. Direct questions requiring yes or no answers are most problematic for preschoolers. Children have a hard time answering yes/no questions because they require recognition rather than using recall (melynk, crossman and scullin) Children are more suggestible than adults because: social compliance: children respond to interviewers in the maner they think the interviewer desires.
