Concealment (i.e., omitting information without saying anything untrue) has received little empirical attention relative to falsification (i.e., false statements). This study examined free recall reports among a sample of 349 maltreated and nonmaltreated children ages four to nine, and found that concealment of a minor transgression was significantly associated with two types of responding: generic under-informative responding, wherein responses are relevant but imprecise, general, or vague; and specific under-informative responding, wherein responses selectively omit incriminating details. Under-informative responding failed to distinguish between children who would ultimately reveal the transgression when asked recognition questions and children who would answer falsely. The results suggest that children's initial recall reports may provide some insight into the likelihood that they are concealing information.

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儿童信息不足的反应与对违规行为的隐瞒有关

隐瞒（即省略信息但不说任何不真实的内容）相对于伪造（即虚假陈述）很少受到经验关注。本研究检查了 349 名 4 至 9 岁受虐待和未受虐待儿童样本的免费回忆报告，发现对轻微违规行为的隐瞒与两种类型的反应显着相关：一般性信息不足反应，其中反应相关但不精确，一般或含糊不清；和特定的信息不足的回应，其中回应选择性地省略了有罪的细节。信息不足的回答无法区分在被问到识别问题时最终会揭露违规行为的儿童和会错误回答的儿童。结果表明，儿童