... questions should be avoided during interviews (Ceci et al, 2001). This assignment will review the design, findings and methodology of an article written by Pamela Coxon and Valentine entitled "The effects of the age of eyewitnesses on the accuracy and suggestibility of their testimony" (Offprints CD-Rom), and will critically evaluate the research carried out in terms of its contribution to the area of witness evidence. Design This experiment had a factorial design that was between participants. The participants were divided into three groups aged 7-9 (children), 16-19 (young adults) and 60-85 (elderly). All participants watched a short video. They then answered seventeen questions based on the video, four of which were misleading for those in the experimental condition (where misleading questions were introduced). The participants' accuracy was assessed by the number of correct and incorrect answers given to the non-critical (non-misleading) questions asked. Suggestibility was assessed by the number of ...

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