Reminiscence and hypermnesia in children’s eyewitness memory

David J. La Rooy, Margaret-Ellen Pipe, Janice E. Murray

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Abstract

Three experiments examined reminiscence and hypermnesia in 5- and 6-year-olds’ memory for an event across repeated interviews that occurred either immediately afterward (Experiment 1) or after a 6-month delay (Experiments 2 and 3). Reminiscence (recall of new information) was reliably obtained in all of the experiments, although the numbers of new items recalled were fewer after a delay than when the interviews occurred immediately afterward. Hypermnesia (increasing total recall over repeated recall attempts) was obtained only in Experiment 1 when interviews occurred immediately and 24 h after the event.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)235-254
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Experimental Child Psychology
Volume90
Issue number3
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StatePublished - Mar 2005

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La Rooy, David J.; Pipe, Margaret-Ellen; Murray, Janice E. / Reminiscence and hypermnesia in children’s eyewitness memory.

In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Vol. 90, No. 3, 03.2005, p. 235-254.

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Reminiscence and hypermnesia in children’s eyewitness memory. / La Rooy, David J.; Pipe, Margaret-Ellen; Murray, Janice E.

In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Vol. 90, No. 3, 03.2005, p. 235-254.

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La Rooy DJ, Pipe M-E, Murray JE. Reminiscence and hypermnesia in children’s eyewitness memory. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 2005 Mar;90(3):235-254. Available from, DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2004.11.002

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