Chapter 13 Examined an Experiment by Leichtman and Ceci on Preschool

question 36

Multiple Choice

Chapter 13 examined an experiment by Leichtman and Ceci on preschool children's eyewitness testimony. According to this research,

• A) children's expectations about a stranger's behavior did not affect their recall.
• B) children's memory may not be perfect, but they can distinguish between what really happened and a false statement of what had happened.
• C) children in the control condition were not very accurate in recalling events.
• D) under certain circumstances, young children are fairly likely to report events inaccurately.

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