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The influence of verbal descriptions and delay on face identification in children and adults.
Vanootighem, Valentine; Dehon, Hedwige; Brédart, Serge
2012BapSepex joint meeting
 

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Keywords :
Verbal overshadowing; face identification; children
Abstract :
[en] Verbal descriptions of unfamiliar faces have been found to impair later identification of these faces in adults, a phenomenon known as the “verbal overshadowing effect (VO)” (Schooler & Englster-Schooler, 1990). In spite of a large body of literature on the suggestibility of children testimony, only one study has examined whether descriptions also impaired children’s identification abilities in a single group of children (8-9 years old) and no evidence of VO was found (Memon & Rose, 2002). However, the method might not have been appropriate to observe this effect as the description and the control tasks were not completed immediately but after a 24h delay that has sometimes been associated to a release of the VO effect (e.g. Schooler & Englster-Schooler, 1990; Finger & Pezdek, 1999). The aim of this experiment was to examine the influence of verbal descriptions and delay on face identification in several groups of children (7-8, 10-11, 13-14 years old) and adults when assigned either to “No delay”, “Post description delay” or “Post encoding delay” condition. The quality and influence of descriptors across the ages were also examined.
Disciplines :
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
Vanootighem, Valentine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychologie cognitive
Dehon, Hedwige ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychologie cognitive
Brédart, Serge ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychologie cognitive
Language :
English
Title :
The influence of verbal descriptions and delay on face identification in children and adults.
Alternative titles :
[en] L'influence des descriptions verbales et du délai sur l'identification des visages chez l'enfant et l'adulte.
Publication date :
10 May 2012
Event name :
BapSepex joint meeting
Event organizer :
ULg - Université de Liège
Event place :
Liège, Belgium
Event date :
du 10 au 11 mai 2012
Audience :
International
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