APS

2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

The Influence of Age and Divided Attention on Eyewitness Memory

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Developmental

  • Tonya Vandenbrink
    Louisiana Tech University
  • Stephanie Miller
    University of Mississippi

Abstract

The present study supports previous findings that children are more suggestible than adults to misleading questions. This study also found that the negative influences of divided attention on eyewitness memory are not only present in adults but also can be found in younger populations, such as preschoolers.

Memory

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