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Jeopardy in the courtroom : a scientific analysis of children's testimony / Stephen J. Ceci and Maggie Bruck.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 1995.Description: xv, 336 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 1557986320
  • 9781557986320
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 347.73083
LOC classification:
  • KF 9673 C388j 1995
Contents:
Introduction -- Children as witnesses : seven case descriptions -- Assessing the scope and characteristics of child sexual abuse -- Defining memory and suggestibility -- Legal and behavioral approaches to children's suggestibility : 1900-1985 -- The recent past : changes in legal and behavioral approaches -- The architecture of interviews with children -- The role of interviewer bias -- The effects of repeated questioning -- Stereotype induction : a suggestive interviewing technique -- Other suggestive interviewing techniques -- The pros and (mostly) cons of using anatomically detailed dolls - The evidence for delayed recall of childhood sexual abuse -- The role of suggestion in delayed recall of child sexual abuse -- Age differences in the reliability of reports -- Mechanisms that mya account for age differences in suggestibility -- Ethical and professional issues -- In conclusion.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) KF 9673 C388j 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000079540

Introduction -- Children as witnesses : seven case descriptions -- Assessing the scope and characteristics of child sexual abuse -- Defining memory and suggestibility -- Legal and behavioral approaches to children's suggestibility : 1900-1985 -- The recent past : changes in legal and behavioral approaches -- The architecture of interviews with children -- The role of interviewer bias -- The effects of repeated questioning -- Stereotype induction : a suggestive interviewing technique -- Other suggestive interviewing techniques -- The pros and (mostly) cons of using anatomically detailed dolls - The evidence for delayed recall of childhood sexual abuse -- The role of suggestion in delayed recall of child sexual abuse -- Age differences in the reliability of reports -- Mechanisms that mya account for age differences in suggestibility -- Ethical and professional issues -- In conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-326) and indexes.

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