title: Dual processes of false recognition in kindergarten children and elementary school pupils.
abstract: We investigated the contribution of monitoring processes to the emergence of false memories in children. Two age groups were compared, assuming lower monitoring ability at preschool age compared with older children. We also manipulated whether elementary school pupils responded in the memory test with or without time pressure. Furthermore, the frequency of list presentation was manipulated within participants. We found that presenting lists thrice compared with only once increased the number of false memories in kindergarten children and in elementary school pupils responding under time pressure but reduced false memories in elementary school pupils responding without time pressure. These findings indicate that kindergarten children still lack the ability to monitor the source of the activation of critical items of Deese-Roediger-McDermott lists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Trier, 54286 Trier, Germany. Electronic address: tempel@uni-trier.de.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tempel
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Trier, 54286 Trier, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frings
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Trier, 54286 Trier, Germany.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mecklenbräuker
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Activation/monitoring theory; DRM paradigm; False memory; False recognition; Semantic memory; Source monitoring