This study investigated age differences in false memory for visual scenes and the effect of immediate recall on subsequent recognition. Eighty children (7–9 years), 74 adolescents (14–16 years), 92 young adults (19–26 years) and 82 older adults (50–80 years) studied four visual scenes and then took a recognition test after either a free-recall task or a filler task. Results showed an age-related decline in false recognition for visual scenes, but this trend was eliminated when participants were asked to free-recall before recognition. Prior recall decreased false recognition in children, but increased false recognition in older adults. Across the lifespan, adolescents had the loosest criterion, children had the lowest false recall, and prior recall increased true recognition in older adults.

这项研究调查了视觉场景错误记忆中的年龄差异以及即时记忆对随后识别的影响。八十个孩子（7-9岁），74个青少年（14-16岁），92个年轻人（19-26岁）和82个成年人（50-80岁）研究了四个视觉场景，然后在两个场景中进行了识别测试免费召回任务或填充任务。结果显示，视觉场景的错误识别与年龄有关，但这种趋势在参与者被要求在识别之前自由召回时被消除了。先前的回忆减少了儿童的错误识别，但增加了成年人的错误识别。在整个生命周期中，青少年的准则最宽松，儿童的错误召回率最低，而先前的召回会增加老年人的真实认知度。