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Using deferred imitation to understand the process of change in infant memory development
Author(s) -
Jones Emily J.H.,
Herbert Jane S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
infant and child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1522-7219
pISSN - 1522-7227
DOI - 10.1002/icd.439
Subject(s) - imitation , psychology , flexibility (engineering) , process (computing) , memory development , cognitive development , cognitive psychology , cognition , cognitive science , developmental psychology , key (lock) , social psychology , neuroscience , computer science , operating system , statistics , mathematics , computer security
In their commentaries, Carver, Richmond and DeBoer pose several challenging and insightful questions in response to our target article. Two key themes emerged from their commentaries, which are important in the field of infant memory research. The first concerns the use of deferred imitation as a paradigm, and its relationship to other methods of assessing infant cognition. The second concerns understanding the process of change observed in infant memory. How do maturation and experience interact to produce developmental change, and what theories can best account for changes in representational flexibility in early infancy? We will address each area and the implications these questions have for the direction of future research. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.