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Recollection, testimony, and lying in early childhood

Title
Recollection, testimony, and lying in early childhood / Clara Stern, William Stern ; James T. Lamiell, translator.
Author
Stern, Clara.
Publication
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Stern, William, 1871-1938.
  • Lamiell, James T.
Description
xl, 167 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
The question of how and when children lie has bedeviled child psychologists, educators, and legal professionals for years. This book, previously unavailable to American readers, describes a seminal study by Clara and William Stern, first published in Germany in 1909, documenting their own children's abilities to recollect, recount, testify, and distinguish truth from falsehood.
Uniform Title
Erinnerung, Aussage und Lüge in der ersten Kindheit. English
Alternative Title
Erinnerung, Aussage und Lüge in der ersten Kindheit.
Subject
  • Memory in children
  • Recollection (Psychology)
  • Truthfulness and falsehood in children
  • Child witnesses
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-163) and index.
Contents
  • Foreword: The Legacy of Clara and William Stern: Rediscovering the Origins of Contemporary Views on the Child Witness / Stephen J. Ceci and Maggie Bruck -- Translator's Preface / James T. Lamiell -- Introduction / James T. Lamiell and Werner Deutsch -- Foreword to the Original Volume / Clara Stern and William Stern -- Preface to the Original Volume / Clara Stern and William Stern -- Pt. I. Individual Development of the Ability to Testify. 1. Recognition as the Basis of Recollection. 2. The Chronological Development of Recall and Testimonial Ability. 3. False Testimony: Mistaken Recollections, Pseudo-Lies, and Lies -- Pt. II. Comparative Psychology of Testimony in Early Childhood. 4. Recognition. 5. Correct Recollection. 6. Purposive Recall. 7. Mistaken Recollections. 8. Experimental Studies of Testimony in Early Childhood. 9. Falsification of Testimony Through Fantasy. 10. Pseudo-Lies and Lies -- Pt. III. Practical Applications.
  • 11. Educating Young Children to Report on Their Experiences. 12. The Origins of Lying and Its Prevention. 13. The Capability of Small Children as Witnesses in Legal Proceedings.
ISBN
155798574X
LCCN
99013102
OCLC
ocm40948413
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries