Journal of experimental child psychology
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J Exp Child Psychol · Jan 2000
Comparative StudyDissociating automatic and intentional processes in children's eyewitness memory.
Two experiments investigated the contribution of automatic and intentional memory processes to 5- and 8-year-old children's acceptance of misinformation. Children were presented with a picture story followed by misleading postevent details that either were read to participants or were self-generated in response to semantic and perceptual hints. Children were then given a recognition test under 2 instructional conditions. ⋯ L. L. Jacoby, 1991) influenced misinformation acceptance, but the role of automatic processes declined with age.