TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - How quickly do children forget events? A systematic study of children's event reports as a function of delay
JO  - Applied cognitive psychology
A1  - Jones, Carolyn H.
A1  - Pipe, Margaret-Ellen
SP  - 755
EP  - 768
VL  - 16
IS  - 7
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0888-4080
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.826
ID  - ref1
ER  -