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Discuss what we can learn about children's event memory from the way they respond in interviews.
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Cara Hannis Student Number - 1209639 Discuss what we can learn about children's event memory from the way they respond in interviews. In an age where the risks of paedophilia and child abuse are well known (and publicised) to the public it is crucial that we know how reliable children's recollections of significant events can be. Due to the realisation that this knowledge can have a huge impact upon the judicial system as thousands of children testify in sexual abuse cases each year and many more make claims of sexual abuse, the 1990's witnessed an increase in research into the accuracy of young children's memory. Before this time there was very little consideration for the specific age range of children that are abused, for example, very few preschoolers are used in studies, (possibly due to ethical considerations) yet preschoolers report a higher number of sexual abuse cases than any other age range. The...
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