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The effect of interviewer bias and number of interviewers on interviewing style and accuracy of children's eyewitness accounts.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The effect of interviewer bias and number of interviewers on interviewing style and accuracy of children's eyewitness accounts.
Author:	Andres-Lemay, V. Joy.
Description:	151 p.
Notes:	Adviser: Timothy Moore.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 62-04, Section: B, page: 2045.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International62-04B.
Subject:	Psychology, Clinical.
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=NQ59118
ISBN:	0612591182

The effect of interviewer bias and number of interviewers on interviewing style and accuracy of children's eyewitness accounts.
Andres-Lemay, V. Joy.

The effect of interviewer bias and number of interviewers on interviewing style and accuracy of children's eyewitness accounts.[electronic resource] - 151 p.

Adviser: Timothy Moore.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University (Canada), 2000.

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of interviewer bias, number of interviewers, and child age on interview style and on children's recall of a witnessed classroom event. Compared to children interviewed by uninformed interviewers, it was expected that misinformed interviewers would conduct more suggestive interviews, resulting in more inaccurate accounts. Also, it was hypothesized that children interviewed by two interviewers would have less accurate accounts than children interviewed by single interviewers. Additionally, it was anticipated that younger children would be less accurate than would older children in their recollection of the event. Last, it was predicted that the combined effect of being interviewed by a pair of interviewers and by misinformed interviewers would negatively influence children's accuracy and comfort level. Eighty preschoolers (3 to 5 years of age) were interviewed by a single uninformed interviewer, a single misinformed interviewer, a pair of uninformed interviewers, or a pair of misinformed interviewers about an innocuous classroom event witnessed one week prior to the interview. University and college students (<italic>n</italic> = 120) acted as interviewers. The finding that misinformed interviewers asked more negative leading questions than uninformed interviewers approached statistical significance. Misinformed interviewers told children more deceptive statements and elicited more event details from children than uninformed interviewers. A significant interaction was found between type of interviewer information and recall of total details. Children responded nonverbally more frequently to misinformed interviewers than to uninformed interviewers. Children interviewed by two interviewers recalled more details and were more unresponsive than children interviewed by a single adult. Interviews conducted by pairs of interviewers were rated as having a slower pace and less focus than interviews by single interviewers. An effect of age was detected in children's accuracy of reporting event details, children's nonverbal responding, and in ratings of children's use of positive social skills and involvement. The number of repeated questions declined with child age. The combination of interviewer misinformation and multiple interviewers was not found to be more suggestive than either variable on its own. These findings highlight the importance of training interviewers to be aware that their personal hypotheses about an event can have an impact on the manner in which they conduct interviews with children and its subsequent effect on children's recollections. Additionally, the findings support a model of suggestibility that emphasizes the importance of appreciating the interplay between child and interviewer factors.

ISBN: 0612591182Subjects--Topical Terms:

212546
Psychology, Clinical.

The effect of interviewer bias and number of interviewers on interviewing style and accuracy of children's eyewitness accounts.
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