Knowing in Advance: The Impact of Prior Event Information on Memory and Event Knowledge.

Examined influence of newly acquired information on 5- to 7-year-olds' memory and general representation of a personally experienced novel event. Found that advance information specific to the event led to better recall and better integration of the experience into a general event representation both soon after the event and 4 months later. General discussion of the topic without event-specific information neither enhanced memory nor facilitated integration of event information. (Author/KB)