Explaining the Role of Emotional Valence in Children’s Memory Suggestibility

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Main Author:	Conradt, Travis W.
Language:	English
Published:	University of Toledo / OhioLINK 2013
Subjects:	Developmental Psychology Psychology suggestibility memory emotion emotional valence child development child eyewitness
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1371046289

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-toledo13710462892021-08-03T05:24:02Z Explaining the Role of Emotional Valence in Children’s Memory Suggestibility Conradt, Travis W. Developmental Psychology Psychology suggestibility memory emotion emotional valence child development child eyewitness The present study addressed developmental differences in the effect of emotional valence on children’s suggestibility to an investigative interviewer using a controlled laboratory experiment. Children ages 6- to 11-years-old (N = 157) participated in watching a cartoon with either a positive or negative emotional outcome. Afterward, children were given an interview that included true and false leading questions. One-week later, children experienced a follow-up interview that assessed memory recall, true and false recognition, and source monitoring. Findings showed that children who witnessed the negative cartoon were more suggestible, as evidenced by heightened misinformation effects in the follow-up interview. Regarding developmental patterns, children in the positive condition showed conventional age decreases in suggestibility, whereas in the negative condition age decreases in suggestibility were greatly attenuated. Furthermore, children’s resistance to suggestion in the first interview moderated the developmental relationship between valence and suggestibility in the later interview. No evidence was found to support that source monitoring explained valence differences in suggestibility. Implications for developmental trends in suggestibility and forensic interview procedures are discussed. 2013-11-26 English text University of Toledo / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1371046289 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1371046289 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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Explaining the Role of Emotional Valence in Children’s Memory Suggestibility

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