@article{ref1,
title="How quickly do children forget events? A systematic study of children's event reports as a function of delay",
journal="Applied cognitive psychology",
year="2002",
author="Jones, Carolyn H. and Pipe, Margaret-Ellen",
volume="16",
number="7",
pages="755-768",
abstract="Sixty-six children aged between 5 and 7 years participated in the event, 'Visiting the Pirate', and were interviewed about it at one of five delays, namely, no delay (immediate interview), or at a 1-week, 1-day, 1-month or 6-month delay. For open-ended recall, a significant decrease in the amount of information reported was detected only at the 6-month delay, although forgetting functions indicated forgetting was most rapid at the shorter delays. Accuracy of open-ended recall was maintained over all delays. In contrast, in response to specific, leading and misleading questions, accuracy had decreased significantly by the 6-month delay. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings regarding the effects of delays on children's event reports are discussed. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0888-4080",
doi="10.1002/acp.826",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.826"
}