Children's Serial Recall Errors: Implications for Theories of Short-Term Memory Development.

McCormack, Teresa; Brown, Gordon D. A.; Vousden, Janet I.; Henson, Richard N. A.

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ERIC Number: EJ611825

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Children's Serial Recall Errors: Implications for Theories of Short-Term Memory Development.

McCormack, Teresa; Brown, Gordon D. A.; Vousden, Janet I.; Henson, Richard N. A.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v76 n3 p222-252 Jul 2000

Examined whether a detailed analysis of age-related changes in error patterns could reveal the mechanisms underpinning development in short-term memory. Tested developmental changes among 7- to 11-year-olds in their serial recall of lists of 6 letters, finding developmental differences in the patterns of errors. (JPB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Error Patterns, Recall (Psychology), Short Term Memory

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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