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Peer reviewedWagner, Daniel A. – Child Development, 1974
Subjects from urban and rural Yucatan were tested on a short-term and incidental memory task. Urban subjects were in school, whereas most rural subjects were not. Results indicated that formal schooling is an important factor in the development of mnemonic skills in short-term memory. (ST)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Attention
