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title: Attorneys Often Fail to Clarify Ambiguous Child Testimony - CONCEPT Professional Training
description: When asked ‘do you know’ and ‘do you remember’ (DYK/R) questions containing an implicit wh- (who, what, where, why, how, and which) question requesting information, children often provided unelaborated ‘yes’ responses.
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# [Attorneys Often Fail to Clarify Ambiguous Child Testimony - CONCEPT Professional Training](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/attorneys-often-fail-clarify-ambiguous-child-testimony/)

 Written by [Amber Lin](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/author/amber-lin) | May 20, 2017 5:43:00 AM

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