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ERIC Number: EJ1290427
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 11
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The Effects of Drawing on Preschoolers' Statements about Experienced and Non-Experienced Events
Magnusson, Mikaela; Ernberg, Emelie; Landström, Sara; Joleby, Malin; Akehurst, Lucy; Korkman, Julia; Ask, Karl
Applied Cognitive Psychology, v35 n2 p497-507 Mar-Apr 2021
Although drawing is frequently used during investigative interviews, few studies have explored the effectiveness of draw-and-talk techniques with very young children. In this article, we examined the effects of drawing on preschoolers' (3-6 years old) reports of self-experienced and non-experienced events. In Study I, we interviewed 83 preschoolers about a staged event. We did not observe any significant statement differences between children asked to draw-and-talk compared to a verbal-only condition. In Study II, we interviewed 25 preschoolers about a nonexperienced event. Twenty-one children initially denied the event. When asked if they could help the interviewer draw a person from the event, 13 (61.9%) children complied with the request and eventually provided several false details. While drawing did not significantly increase the average number of details, exploratory findings indicated that drawing may have helped a subset of children. However, drawing might impair children's accuracy when suggestively interviewed about nonexperienced events.
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Language: English
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