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Peer reviewedBrainerd, C. J.; Reyna, V. F. – Developmental Psychology, 1988
Data were generally consistent with the view that preschoolers and elementary schoolers can respond to memory probes by applying arithmetical processing to running gist from recently solved problems. Discussed are two competing interpretations of the development of working memory: fuzzy-trace theory and the generic-resources hypothesis. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Mental Computation, Models
