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Publication Date: 2002
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Are Young Children Susceptible to the False-Memory Illusion?
Brainerd, C. J.; Reyna, V. F.; Forrest, T. J.
Child Development, v73 n5 p1363-77 Sep-Oct 2002
Three studies investigated the extent to which kindergartners, second-graders, and undergraduates were susceptible to the Deese/Roediger/McDermott (DRM) illusion, an adult false-memory paradigm. Findings indicated that the DRM illusion was at nearly non-existent levels in young children, and was still below adult levels in adolescence. The low levels of the illusion in young children may be due to failure to comprehend the DRM materials. (JPB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Preschool Children, Recall (Psychology), Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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