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Selective postevent review and children's memory for nonreviewed materials.

Rowena Conroy1, Karen Salmon

  • 1School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. rconroy@psy.unsw.edu.au

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
|February 15, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Selective postevent questioning can impair children's memory for unreviewed events. However, this memory impairment effect is reduced with retrieval cues and spaced review sessions.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Selective postevent questioning is a common practice.
  • Understanding its impact on children's memory is crucial for accurate testimony and information recall.
  • Previous research has explored various factors influencing memory accuracy in children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how selective postevent questioning affects children's memory for nonreviewed material.
  • To examine the influence of age, review spacing, and retrieval cues on this memory impairment.
  • To explore potential mechanisms and practical implications of these findings.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted with children aged 5 and 9 years.
  • Participants engaged in novel activities, with half subsequently being selectively questioned.

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  • Memory for nonreviewed activities was assessed using free recall after different delays and with/without retrieval cues.

    • Main Results:

    • Selective questioning impaired memory for nonreviewed activities in 5- and 9-year-olds after a 20-minute delay.
    • Memory impairment occurred after spaced review (over 3 days) but not massed review (in 1 day) in 5-year-olds.
    • Memory impairment was absent when specific retrieval cues were provided.

    Conclusions:

    • Selective postevent questioning can negatively impact children's memory for unreviewed information.
    • The timing of review sessions (spaced vs. massed) and the use of retrieval cues can mitigate this impairment.
    • Findings have implications for interviewing children and understanding memory development.