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Peer reviewedChen, Edith; Zeltzer, Lonnie K.; Craske, Michelle G.; Katz, Ernest R. – Child Development, 2000
Examined memory of 3- to 18-year-olds with leukemia regarding lumbar punctures (LP). Found that children displayed considerable accuracy for event details, with accuracy increasing with age. Use of Versed (anxiolytic medication described as a "memory blocker") was not related to recall. Higher distress predicted greater exaggerations in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cancer, Children, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedSigelman, Carol; And Others – Child Development, 1993
Asked 9, 11, and 13 year olds and college students about risk factors for AIDS, colds, and cancer. Found that knowledge of risk factors became more accurate with age; knowledge of risk factors was largely independent of knowledge of nonrisk factors; and knowledge about 1 disease was largely independent of knowledge about another. (MDM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Age Differences, Cancer
