NCJ Number
96987
Journal
Journal of Social Issues Volume: 40 Issue: 2 Dated: (1984) Pages: 69-85
Date Published
1984
Length
17 pages
Annotation
In this paper we review studies pertaining to face-recognition memory and attempt to derive implications for assessing the dependability of children's performances as eyewitnesses.
Abstract
The small amount of data concerning children's performances in either identification parades or in laboratory face memory studies is reviewed; a somewhat more extensive, but still modest, literature concerning the performance of adults in these same contexts is examined in an attempt to draw useful generalizations about face recognition applicable to children. Throughout, we identify important developmental questions for future research. (Publisher abstract)