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The development of metasuggestibility in children

✍ Scribed by Kamala London; Maggie Bruck; Debra Ann Poole; Laura Melnyk

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
134 KB
Volume
25
Category
Article
ISSN
0888-4080

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Abstract

One component of metasuggestibility is the understanding that a person's statements can influence another person's reports. The purpose of the present study was to examine the development of this understanding in school‐aged children. We produced a short video in which a boy makes a false allegation about being hit following an adult's suggestive interview. Children aged 6–13 years (N = 196) watched the video and answered open‐ended and forced‐choice questions about why the boy made a false allegation. The 6‐ and 7‐year‐olds performed poorly on all question types, whereas the 12‐ and 13‐year‐olds were at ceiling. There were developmental increases in metasuggestibility between 8 and 11 years. Our findings indicate that metasuggestibility undergoes prolonged development well into the school years. Implications for child witness training programs are discussed. Copyright Β© 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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