The suggestibility of child witnesses: A review
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Applied Cognitive Psychology
- Vol. 4 (5) , 393-407
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.2350040505
Abstract
The idea that child witnesses are unreliable because of their high suggestibility is a common one. However, it is questionable if suggestibility can be attributed to individuals without considering the situational determinants of the phenomenon. This paper reviews studies of suggestibility in adults and children with particular reference to its determinants. The possibility that interview techniques might be developed which could enhance the reliability of child witnesses is considered.This publication has 34 references indexed in Scilit:
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