Encoding Distinctiveness and the Encoding Shift Penalty in Children and Adults.

Ackerman, Brian P.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Encoding Distinctiveness and the Encoding Shift Penalty in Children and Adults.

Ackerman, Brian P.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v36 n2 p257-83 Oct 1983

Determines some of the reasons for developmental differences in retrieval variability. The critical manipulation involved the use of semantic orienting questions at both acquisition and retrieval; elementary school children (7 and 10 years of age) and adults participated. (Author/CI)

Descriptors: Adults, Children, Comparative Analysis, Congruence (Psychology), Cues, Encoding (Psychology), Recall (Psychology)

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Language: English

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