Table 2.
Percentages of Children Who Reported the Target Activity as Actually Occurring at the Final Interview as a Function of Experimental Group and Degree of Prompting
| Group | Open-Ended | Specific | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witness/Neutral Interview | 90 | .10 | 100 |
| Overheard/Neutral Interview | 86 | 10 | 95 |
| Classmate/Neutral Interview | 86 | 14 | 100 |
| Control/Neutral Interview | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Witness/Suggestive Interview | 87 | 13 | 100 |
| Overheard/Suggestive Interview | 87 | 13 | 100 |
| Classmate/Suggestive Interview | 91 | 9 | 100 |
| Control/Suggestive Interview | 9 | 50 | 59 |