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The suggestibility of children's memory.

M Bruck1, S J Ceci

  • 1Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. bruck@hebb.psych.mcgill.ca

Annual Review of Psychology
|March 13, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Preschool children show heightened suggestibility, especially to misleading information. Newer research confirms this vulnerability across various event types, challenging earlier criticisms of study methodologies.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Childhood Cognition
  • Forensic Psychology

Background:

  • Early research indicated significant age-related differences in suggestibility.
  • Preschoolers were identified as particularly susceptible to misleading suggestions.
  • Previous studies faced criticism regarding methodology and scope.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the evolution of research on developmental suggestibility.
  • To evaluate newer studies that address criticisms of earlier work.
  • To consolidate evidence on preschooler vulnerability to suggestion.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on developmental suggestibility.
  • Analysis of studies addressing methodological criticisms.
  • Synthesis of findings on preschooler responses to suggestive influences.

Main Results:

  • Newer studies largely corroborate earlier findings on heightened preschooler suggestibility.
  • Preschool children exhibit disproportionate vulnerability to suggestive influences.
  • This vulnerability extends to suggestions about bodily touching, emotional, and participatory events.

Conclusions:

  • Preschool children remain disproportionately vulnerable to suggestive influences.
  • Methodological refinements have strengthened, not weakened, conclusions about preschooler suggestibility.
  • Evidence supports a broad vulnerability in preschoolers across diverse event types.

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