True and false memories in maltreated children |
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| Authors: | Howe Mark L Cicchetti Dante Toth Sheree L Cerrito Beth M |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. mark.howe@lakeheadu.ca |
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| Abstract: | Differences in basic memory processes between maltreated and nonmaltreated children were examined in an experiment in which middle-socioeconomic-status (SES; N = 60), low-SES maltreated (N = 48), and low-SES nonmaltreated (N = 51) children (ages 5-7, 8-9, and 10-12 years) studied 12 Deese-Roediger-McDermott lists. Using recall and recognition measures, the results showed that both true and false memories increased with age and, contrary to some speculation, these trends did not differ as a function of maltreatment status. However, there were differences in overall memory performance as a function of SES. These results are discussed in the broader framework of children's memory development and the effects of the chronic stress associated with child maltreatment on basic memory processes. |
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