Asked by Cinthia Ramirez Nunez on May 02, 2024

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Research on young children's false eyewitness recollections has indicated that

A) children are less susceptible to source amnesia than adults.
B) children are no more susceptible to the misinformation effect than adults.
C) it is surprisingly difficult for both children and professional interviewers to reliably separate the children's true memories from false memories.
D) all of these statements are true.

False Eyewitness

A situation where a witness of an event gives inaccurate, misleading, or mistaken testimony.

Misinformation Effect

A situation where the accuracy of a person's episodic memory deteriorates because of information encountered after the event.

Source Amnesia

A memory disorder where someone can recall certain information but forgets the source of that information.

  • Identify the role of misinformation in altering recollections and eyewitness testimony.
  • Recognize the limitations and unreliability of human memory, especially in stressful or traumatic experiences.
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Zybrea KnightMay 06, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Research has shown that young children are particularly vulnerable to creating false memories when provided with misleading information or suggestive questioning. This makes it difficult for both children and professional interviewers to accurately distinguish between true and false memories. Additionally, children may have difficulty with source amnesia, or distinguishing where they learned certain information, which can further increase the likelihood of false recollections. However, it is not accurate to say that children are less susceptible than adults to source amnesia or the misinformation effect.