Normative developmental vs. reverse developmental trends in memory distortion: a framework to investigate the impact of internal and external influences on memory and their relevance to legal decisions

Frontiers in Psychology

Psychology

I-An Su¹  Stephen J. Ceci¹  Brittany J. Rosendaul² 

[1] Child Witness and Cognition Lab, Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States;null;

关键词: memory distortion;    developmental reversals;    endogenous sources;    exogenous sources;    false memories;    suggestibility;    psychology and law;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1232753

 received in 2023-06-01, accepted in 2023-08-02,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

There are two opposing positions regarding the development of memory: the normative developmental position, and the reverse developmental position. The normative position, which has long been the default presupposition, supports the notion that susceptibility to memory distortion, including false memories, decreases with age. In contrast, the concept of “developmental reversals” supports the notion that susceptibility to memory distortion and false memories increases with age. Each perspective finds support from existing theories as well as from research on endogenous and exogenous sources of influence. In a legal context, having an accurate understanding of the developmental course of false memory can contribute on the one hand to mitigating wrongful convictions and, on the other hand, to appreciating the accuracy of children’s statements when warranted. This review aims to integrate the existing literature regarding these seemingly opposite developmental courses and construct a framework outlining the conditions under which we may observe one age trend over the other. This entails an examination of the paradigms that have been invoked to support these competing positions, specifically developmental responses to internal vs. external sources of distortion.

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