
ERIC Number: EJ659810
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Publication Date: 2002
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The Nature of Children's True and False Narratives.
Bruck, Maggie; Ceci, Stephen J.; Hembrooke, Helene
Developmental Review, v22 n3 p520-54 Sep 2002
Used various suggestive techniques in repeated interviews with preschool children to elicit narratives about true and fictional events. Found that fictional narratives contained more spontaneous details, more elaborations, and more aggressive details than true narratives. Across retellings, false narratives were less consistent but contained more reminiscences than true events. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Credibility, Honesty, Interviews, Personal Narratives, Preschool Children, Reliability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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