When Children are the Least Vulnerable to False Memories: A True Report or a Case of Autosuggestion?

被引：12

作者：

Brackmann, Nathalie ^{[1
,2
]}

Otgaar, Henry ^{[1
,3
]}

Sauerland, Melanie ^{[1
]}

Jelicic, Marko ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Maastricht Univ, Dept Clin Psychol Sci, Sect Forens Psychol, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands

[2] Univ Gothenburg, Dept Psychol, Gothenburg, Sweden

[3] City Univ London, Dept Psychol, London, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES | 2016年 / 61卷

关键词：

forensic science; eyewitness memory; children's testimony; expert witnesses; developmental reversal; false memory; memory; SEXUAL-ABUSE; DEVELOPMENTAL REVERSALS; REPEATED INTERVIEWS; AGE-DIFFERENCES; ACCURACY; SUGGESTIBILITY; TESTIMONY; IMMEDIATE; ADULTS;

D O I：

10.1111/1556-4029.12926

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

0301 ; 10 ;

摘要：

In this case report, a legal case revolving around the reliability of statements given by a 6-year-old girl is described. She claimed to have witnessed her mother being murdered by her father. Two psychological experts provided diametrically opposed opinions about the reliability of her statements. One expert, a clinician, opined that the girl's statements were based on autosuggestion whereas the other expert, a memory researcher, stated that autosuggestion was unlikely to have played a role. This case and the analysis of the experts' opinions illustrate what may happen when experts in court are unaware of the recent literature on (false) memory. That is, recent studies show that autosuggestion is less likely to occur in young children than in older children and adults. The current case stresses the importance and implications of relying on memory experts in cases concerning the reliability of eyewitness statements.

引用

页码：S271 / S275

页数：5

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