Storage and Processing Constraints on Integrating Story Information in Children and Adults.

Ackerman, Brian P.

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ERIC Number: EJ307195

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Publication Date: 1984

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Storage and Processing Constraints on Integrating Story Information in Children and Adults.

Ackerman, Brian P.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v38 n1 p64-92 Aug 1984

Examines the effects of integration complexity on the ability of child and adult listeners to integrate information. Increases in complexity adversely affected children's more than adults' resolution integration. The children's integration performance was affected by theme discontinuity and conferential complexity. (Author/AS)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Cues, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Higher Education, Memory

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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