Loftus等人提出了“错误信息效应”以反映误导信息对目击证人报告的影响。心理学家随后提出了关于“错误信息效应”不同的机制,如记忆削弱、迎合期望、源监控混乱等机制。研究表明上述多种机制都可能影响到儿童证人的事件记忆,使该领域的研究达到一个新的阶段。 Loftus et al. Proposed “error message effects” to reflect the impact of misleading information on eyewitness reports. Psychologists later proposed different mechanisms on the “error message effect”, such as impaired memory, catered expectations, and chaotic source monitoring. The research shows that the above various mechanisms may affect the event memory of child witnesses, bringing the research in this field to a new stage.