The Effect of a Standard to Improve Person Descriptions by Children |
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Authors: | Kristjan Kask Ray Bull Indrek Heinla Graham Davies |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Psychology, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, LE1 9HN Leicester, UK;(2) University of Tartu, Tiigi 78, Tartu, 50410, Estonia |
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Abstract: | This study examines whether or not using a person as a standard/comparison improves the ability of a child witness to provide more accurate detail about a previously observed person. Study participants included 135 children who observed a male stranger and were then later asked to describe and answer various questions about that person using a third-person standard/comparison. Despite the fact that one-half of participants were exposed to a standard/comparison, neither participants’ gender or exposure to the standard/comparison improved recollection outcomes. However, the gender of the standard/comparisons - especially where female - did have a significant effect on the recall ability of male participants. |
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