Children's knowledge of legal terminology.
作者： Karen Saywitz , Carol Jaenicke , Lorinda Camparo
DOI: 10.1007/BF01044879
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摘要: The present study examined age-related patterns in communicative abilities relevant to providing testimony, specifically, knowledge of legal terms commonly used with children court. Subjects were 60 public school students comprising 3 groups 20 each kindergarten, third, and sixth grades. Grade-related emerged children's their misunderstanding terms. Results suggest that age-appropriate word choice the examination child witnesses may be an important factor eliciting accurate testimony. Potential mediators relation between age terminology (i.e., verbal skills, television viewing court-related programs, direct experience system) also explored. Implications for future research, court preparation, training professionals are discussed.
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