1. Binding, relational memory, and recall of naturalistic events: a developmental perspective
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Sluzenski, Julia, Newcombe, Nora S., and Kovacs, Stacie L.
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Episodic memory -- Analysis ,Memory compaction -- Analysis ,Memory management -- Analysis ,Memory mapping -- Analysis ,Memory partitioning -- Analysis ,Memory protection -- Analysis ,Memory refresh (Computers) -- Analysis ,Storage capacity ,Psychology and mental health - Abstract
This research was an investigation of children's performance on a task that requires memory binding. In Experiments 1 and 2, 4-year-olds, 6-year-olds, and adults viewed complex pictures and were tested on memory for isolated parts in the pictures and on the part combinations (combination condition). The results suggested improvement in memory for the combinations between the ages of 4 and 6 years but not in memory for the isolated parts. In Experiments 2 and 3, the authors also examined the developmental relationship between performance in the combination condition and free recall of a naturalistic event, finding preliminary evidence that performance on a memory task that requires binding is positively related to performance in episodic memory. Keywords: episodic memory, binding, memory development, free recall
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- 2006