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C J Brainerd1, V F Reyna

  • 1Cornell University, NY 14853, USA. cb299@cornell.edu

Psychological Science
|June 20, 2007
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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Development
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • False memories can impact eyewitness testimony and decision-making.
  • Understanding how children form false memories is crucial for developmental psychology.
  • Prior research suggests age-related changes in memory but less is known about developmental trends in false memory formation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age-related changes in false memory development.
  • To examine how semantic relatedness influences false memory formation in children.
  • To demonstrate a theory-driven manipulation affecting developmental trends in false memory.

Main Methods:

  • Participants aged 6, 10, and 14 years studied lists of taxonomic category exemplars.
  • List items were either semantically related or unrelated.
  • False memory for unpresented category exemplars and labels was assessed.

Main Results:

  • False memory increased with age for semantically related lists.
  • False memory decreased with age for lists where semantic relations could not be formed.
  • A control experiment confirmed these findings were not due to general relational deficits in younger children.

Conclusions:

  • Developmental trends in false memory are malleable and depend on semantic processing.
  • Cognitive manipulations can alter age-related patterns in false memory.
  • Children's ability to form semantic relations significantly impacts their susceptibility to false memories.