Theory of mind, inhibitory control, and preschool-age children's suggestibility in different interviewing contexts

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-138

  Scullin, Matthew H ^a   Bonner, Karri ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive functioning; Individual differences; Preschool children; Scale generalizability; Suggestibility; Theory of mind; Video Suggestibility Scale for Children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUGGESTION; VIDEORECORDING;

BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUGGESTION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 32244433045     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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