Developmental Psychological Consideration on Children’s Memory in the Context of Investigative Interview (진술조사 맥락에서 아동기억에 대한 발달심리학적 고찰)

Seungjin Lee (이승진)

Developmental Psychological Consideration on Children’s Memory in the Context of Investigative Interview

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
2013, 26(2), pp.19-36
Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science

Seungjin Lee ¹

¹서울대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Interviewers in an investigative context are required to consider children’s developmental characteristics and their effect on children’s ability to remember and report traumatic experiences. Further, it is important that they follow standardized investigative interview guidelines for working with children and endeavor to accommodate the underlying mechanisms of their memory function. A large body of research has shown that some characteristics of children's memory development influence the quality and accuracy of their memory and reporting of past experiences. However, there have only been a few articles published on developmental theories and the characteristics of children's memory in the context of investigative interviewing in Korea. Thus, this paper aimed to consolidate the information on children's memory capacity, the various complexities and characteristics of children’s memory development, and the theoretical frameworks of children's memory processes focusing particularly on the context of investigative interviewing. This analysis should assist clinicians, social workers, and legal professionals in tailoring interviews to best meet children’s needs and capacities across ages and creating developmentally and individually sensitive guidelines for interviewing children within the legal system.

KEYWORDS

memory process, memory development, memory theory, investigative interview, children's testimony

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