It is important to know how accurate children can be when asked to provide eyewitness testimony for the legal system. Baker-Ward et al. conducted a study to examine children’s memory for a medical examination, an ethical approximation of an experience they might testify about. They found
a. there were no age differences in recall
b. girls remembered more than boys
c. children recalled as much about the event after 6 weeks as they did immediately after the event
d. 7-year-olds required more prompting than did younger children
Ans: c
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