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| Title |
The Possible Role of Source Misattributions in the Creation of False Beliefs Among Preschoolers
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, October 1994
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| DOI | 10.1080/00207149408409361 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stephen J. Ceci, Elizabeth F. Loftus, Michelle D. Leichtman, Maggie Bruck |
| Abstract |
In this article the authors examine one possible factor in the creation of false beliefs among preschool-aged children, namely, source misattributions. The authors present the results from an ongoing program of research which suggest that source misattributions could be a mechanism underlying children's false beliefs about having experienced fictitious events. Findings from this program of research indicate that, although all children are susceptible to making source misattributions, very young children may be disproportionately vulnerable to these kinds of errors. This vulnerability leads younger preschoolers, on occasion, to claim that they remember actually experiencing events that they only thought about or were suggested by others. These results are discussed in the context of the ongoing debate over the veracity and durability of delayed reports of early memories, repressed memories, dissociative states, and the validity risks posed by therapeutic techniques that entail repeated visually guided imagery inductions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 38% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 38% |
| Unknown | 2 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 69 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 65 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 16% |
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 13 | 19% |
| Unknown | 8 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 49 | 71% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 1% |
| Sports and Recreations | 1 | 1% |
| Decision Sciences | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 11 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 February 2023.
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#461
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