TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Does the Type of Prompt Affect the Accuracy of Information Provided by Alleged Victims of Abuse in Forensic Interviews?
JO  - Applied cognitive psychology
A1  - Lamb, M. E.
A1  - Orbach, Yael
A1  - Hershkowitz, Irit
A1  - Horowitz, Dvora
A1  - Abbott, Craig B.
SP  - 1117
EP  - 1130
VL  - 21
IS  - 9
N2  - Forty-three victims of sexual abuse averaging 9.78 years of age and 52 youths who admitted abusing them were interviewed about the abusive incidents. Forensically relevant details provided by the victims were categorised as confirmed, contradicted or ignored by the perpetrators. Most (66.6%) of the details were ignored, but details were more likely to be confirmed when they were elicited using invitations (open-ended free-recall prompts) rather than focused prompts. However, similar effects were not evident with respect to contradictions. The results support predictions that information elicited using free-recall prompts is more likely to be accurate than information elicited using focused prompts.<p />
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SN  - 0888-4080
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1318
ID  - ref1
ER  -