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Suggestibility
In general the judicial system has always been cautious when using children as eyewitnesses resulting in rules that demand all child testimonies be confirmed by designated officials prior to its acceptance as evidence in the court of law. One of the reasons for this partiality is suggestibility--a state in which a person will accept the suggestions of another person and act accordingly. With regards to court proceedings, a child’s testimony or recollection of an event is especially vulnerable to leading questions. Although suggestibility decreases with age, there is a growing consensus that the presence of an interplay between individual characteristics and situational factors may affect suggestibility, in this case, of children. This explains why children of the same age may significantly vary in levels of suggestibility. .