One way in which age can affect the accuracy of eye witness testimony?

Children may be unlikely to have the confidence to correct mistakes made by adults during interviews where they are giving testimony. Roberts and Lamb (1999) did a content analysis of 3-14 year olds in 68 interviews for abuse cases in USA. They listened to interviews and recorded how many distortions were made by adults, e.g. if the child said "near the school" and the adult later repeats "in the school", and how many of those were corrected by the child. Out of 140 distortions, only 1/3 were corrected, and only when the distortion was not complex. These findings suggest children will not have the confidence to correct adults' mis-readings, and thus may give innaccurate testimony.