Effects of Inference on Memory for Prose.

Surber, John R.; Surber, Colleen F.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Effects of Inference on Memory for Prose.

Surber, John R.; Surber, Colleen F.

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v29 n2 p197-207 Apr 1983

The first experiment made use of adjunct questions to manipulate the probability that kindergarten and second-grade children would make inferences during comprehension. The second investigated the relative influence of memory for details, memory for explicit information, and age on memory for inferences. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Kindergarten Children, Memory, Primary Education, Prose, Questioning Techniques

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