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Publication Date: 2010
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Age Differences in the Rejection of False Memories: The Effects of Giving Warning Instructions and Slowing the Presentation Rate
Carneiro, Paula; Fernandez, Angel
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v105 n1-2 p81-97 Jan-Feb 2010
Two experiments were conducted to examine whether children of different ages differ in their ability to reject associative false memories with the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm. Two different types of manipulations that are thought to facilitate false memory rejection in adults--slowing the presentation rate and issuing explicit warnings--were analyzed in younger and older children. The results showed that older children were more able than younger children to reject associative false memories through warnings and by slowing the presentation rate. We conclude that although older children are, in general, more prone to produce false memories with the DRM paradigm, they are also more able to reject them when certain conditions facilitate the editing process. (Contains 4 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Models, Editing, Age Differences, Rejection (Psychology), Experimental Psychology, Associative Learning, Measures (Individuals)
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