Fifty-six children (ages 5-11) were presented with plastic playpeople, and scenarios were enacted to elicit emotionally descriptive vocabulary. Children under the age of 8 had a limited repertoire of labels to describe emotions. Even older children were unable to produce vocabulary expresses emotional concepts described by adults. (Author/CR)

Because a child witness' account is often the only source of information about an alleged incidence of sexual abuse, it becomes imperative to obtain an accurate account from the child so that justice may be achieved. This book provides information on children's linguistic ability in relation to videotaped interviews conducted since the…