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Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

Table 4 Mean (standard deviation) source accuracy scores from Studies 1 and 2 by age and website credibility condition

From: Children’s ability to edit their memories when learning about the environment from credible and noncredible websites

Age

Condition

Credible website details

7- to 9-year-olds

 

Study 1: two equally credible websites

.54 (.04)

 

Study 2: one credible; one noncredible website

.42 (.13)

 

Total

.49 (.10)

10- to 12-year-olds

 

Study 1: two equally credible websites

.50 (.01)

 

Study 2: one credible; one noncredible website

.52 (.15)

 

Total

.51 (.11)

  1. No credibility instructions were given to the children whose means are presented. Study 1 comprised two equally credible websites; Study 2 comprised one credible website and one website with clues to its lack of credibility
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