child questions about an unusual story, the child may gradually add new details.
For example, questions such as:
“Where did this happen?”
“Who was there?”
“What happened next?”
can unintentionally encourage a child to construct a more detailed narrative.
This is one reason researchers studying children’s memories must be extremely careful about how questions are asked.
Childhood Memory Is Complicated
Human memory is not a perfect recording of events.
Memories can change over time.
Adults can sometimes remember events incorrectly, and children’s memories can be even more vulnerable to suggestion
