The BPS Research Digest reviews research that suggests real world implications for anyone working with child witnesses.
The researchers speculated that children might be more prone to developing false memories of negative rather than neutral events because the two kinds of information are stored differently in the brain. “Negative information is more interrelated than neutral material,” they explained. “As a result, the presentation of negative information – either true or false – might increase the possibility that other negative materials become activated in memory. This, in turn, could affect the development of a false memory for a negative event.” more…
Source: BPS Research Digest, Wednesday 20th August 2008
