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Delayed recall can affect how much information children remember about witnessed events. The source reviews a study comparing children and adults over a five-month interval, then discusses broader research on children’s suggestibility and the implications for investigative interviews.
This article challenges the use of behavioral signs or proposed “syndromes” as proof that child sexual abuse occurred or did not occur. It reviews studies on children’s sexualized behaviors and abuse disclosure, emphasizing that such behaviors have varied causes and that neither their presence nor absence alone establishes whether abuse took place.
