Doctoral Dissertation Research: Eyewitness memory in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

博士论文研究：患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童和青少年的目击者记忆

• 批准号: 1627297
• 负责人: Gail Goodman
• 金额: $ 1.57万
• 依托单位: University of California-Davis
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-07-01 至 2019-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1627297&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Eyewitness; memory

Over the past decade, the prevalence of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has dramatically risen from 1 in 150 to 1 in 68. Such increases in prevalence foretell greater involvement of these children in the legal system. Yet science-based interview protocols for obtaining accurate eyewitness reports, available for typically developing children, do not exist for children with ASD. This study examines the effectiveness of two current child forensic interview protocols at eliciting accurate and complete eyewitness statements from (verbal) youth with and without ASD, and determines individual difference predictors of eyewitness memory performance. Children, 9- to 18-years-old, with and without ASD, will participate in a documented event and will later be questioned with one of two forensic interview protocols. Analyses will examine components of protocols that aid or impede accurate reports. This study addresses debates about disability, competence, and law. Moreover, it will expand theoretical understanding of ASD (e.g., self-development theory) for scientists and provide needed empirical information for legal professionals and fact finders to facilitate reaching the truth.

在过去的十年中，被诊断患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的儿童的患病率从1/150急剧上升到1/68。这种普遍性的增加预示着这些儿童将更多地参与法律的制度。然而，以科学为基础的采访协议，以获得准确的目击者报告，可用于典型的发展中国家的儿童，不存在自闭症儿童。本研究探讨了两个目前的儿童法医访谈协议的有效性，在引出准确和完整的目击者陈述（口头）青年与ASD，并确定个别差异预测目击者的记忆表现。9至18岁的儿童，无论是否患有ASD，都将参加一个记录在案的活动，随后将接受两个法医访谈协议之一的询问。分析将检查有助于或阻碍准确报告的协议组件。这项研究涉及有关残疾，能力和法律的辩论。此外，它将扩展对ASD的理论理解（例如，自我发展理论），并为法律的专业人员和事实调查人员提供必要的经验信息，以促进了解真相。