Children's suggestibility research: Things to know before interviewing a child

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dc.contributor.authorHritz, A. C., Royer, C. E., Helm, R. K., Burd, K. A., Ojeda, K., & Ceci, S. J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-05T14:47:14Z
dc.date.available2019-12-05T14:47:14Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractChildren's testimony is often the only evidence of alleged abuse. Thus, the importance of conducting forensic interviews that are free from bias and misleading information is immense, as these could lead to false reports. In the current paper, we review unexpected findings in children's suggestibility that illustrate the difficulty in distinguishing between false and accurate reports. We explore situations in which a younger person's memory account may be more accurate than that of an adult, when a single suggestive interview may be as detrimental as multiple interviews, and when children can make inaccurate reports spontaneously. We conclude with recommendations for interviewers to decrease false reporting by both children and adults.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHritz, A. C., Royer, C. E., Helm, R. K., Burd, K. A., Ojeda, K., & Ceci, S. J. (2015). Children's suggestibility research: Things to know before interviewing a child. Anuario de Psicología Jurídica, 25(1), 3-12.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1133074015000124
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4535
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAnuario de Psicología Jurídicaen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectforensic interviewen_US
dc.subjectmemoryen_US
dc.subjectsuggestibilityen_US
dc.subjectChildren's testimonial accuracyen_US
dc.subjectInterviewer biasen_US
dc.subjectDemographic factorsen_US
dc.subjectPsychosocial factorsen_US
dc.subjectCognitive factorsen_US
dc.titleChildren's suggestibility research: Things to know before interviewing a childen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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