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Peer reviewedRussell, James – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Two experiments examined the determinants of children's belief or disbelief of statements made to them by other children. In both, the personal characteristics of the child transmitting the message were varied against message type and age of child receiving the message; transmitter characteristics were relative age and social dominance. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedWood, Barbara; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
Analysis of interactions during 55 videotaped interviews of high-risk sex abuse cases found no support for the assumption that a credible disclosure of abuse must include the display of emotion by the child. Some behavioral differences between preschool and school-age children were found, but no gender differences. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse
