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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Exp Child Psychol. 2012 Sep 23;113(4):510–522. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.06.007

Table 1.

Events Experienced at Session 1 and Questions Posed at Session 2 to Probe Recall of the Events

Event (Experienced at Session 1) Recall of Event (Queried at Session 2)
Name Description Open-ended recall Cued recall
Hear a joke When is an animal doctor the busiest?
When it’s raining cats and dogs.
Last time you were here, I told you a joke.
What joke did I tell you?
It was about an animal doctor. Can you tell me the rest?
Look at a photo A picture of a dog wearing sunglasses. Last time you were here, I showed you a photograph.
What was the photo I showed you?
It was a picture of a dog. What was the dog wearing?
Get a picture taken A photograph of the child was taken with a Polaroid camera. The child held a sign with her name written on it. Last time you were here, I took your picture.
What were you holding when I took your picture?
It was a sign. What was on the sign?
Receive a gift A pencil with smiley faces on it. Last time you were here, I gave you a gift.
What was the gift I gave you?
It had smiley faces. What was it?