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Children's Eyewitness Testimony
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Overview
In this segment, Stephen Ceci describes his research on children's eyewitness testimony. Stephen Ceci is affiliated with the Department of Psychology at Cornell University.

Web Connections
The Eyewitness Consortium
http://eyewitness.utep.edu/default.htm



Pre-Test



1How accurate is the testimony of a child?


2If children are asked to remember something, can they remember it accurately?


3Do children tend to remember things as really happening because they've been told about an event, even if it never actually happened?

Post-Test



4According to this video segment, the first time a child is asked if they remember something that never happened, they say they don't remember it.
A)True
B)False


5Most judges, prosecutors, and psychologists can easily tell from videotapes if a child's report of an event is true or not.
A)True
B)False


6The "think real hard" procedure is a simple procedure in which children produce embellished false reports.
A)True
B)False





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