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Recall of details never experienced: Effects of age, repetition, and semantic cues

Holliday, Robyn, Reyna, Valerie, Brainerd, Charles J. (2008) Recall of details never experienced: Effects of age, repetition, and semantic cues. Cognitive Development, 23 (1). pp. 67-78. ISSN 0885-2014. (doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2007.05.002) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:15688)

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Abstract

To test theoretical predictions about the role of meaning connections in false memory, the effects of semantic cues and list repetition on children's false memories were evaluated across early childhood to mid-adolescence using the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm. True recall and false recall increased from 7 to 13 years. Study list repetition increased true recall of list words with the magnitude of this effect largest in the older children and adolescents. Repetition reduced false recall of critical lures in all age groups. Consistent with theoretical predictions, false recall of critical lures increased when children were informed of the thematic gist of each list prior to study.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2007.05.002
Uncontrolled keywords: memory; pre-school children; primary/junior school children; adolescents; memory illusions; memory development
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Jane Griffiths
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2009 13:30 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:53 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/15688 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Holliday, Robyn.

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