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The Development of Memory
Author(s) -
Gathercole Susan E.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/1469-7610.00301
Subject(s) - psychology , childhood memory , memory development , autobiographical memory , metamemory , reconstructive memory , episodic memory , cognitive psychology , memory errors , developmental psychology , long term memory , eyewitness memory , late childhood , cognition , cognitive development , recall , metacognition , neuroscience
This article reviews recent advances in understanding the changes in memory function that take place during the childhood years. Development of the following aspects of memory are considered: short‐term memory, comprising phonological memory, visuospatial memory, and executive function; autobiographical memory; episodic memory, including eyewitness memory; and metamemory. Each of these aspects of memory function shows substantial qualitative change from infancy, through the preschool period, to the early school years. Beyond about 7 years of age, however, memory function appears adult‐like in organisation and strategies, and shows only a gradual quantitative improvement through to early adolescence.