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The Dynamics of Free Recall and Their Relation to Rehearsal Between 8 and 10 Years of Age
Author(s) -
Lehmann Martin,
Hasselhorn Marcus
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01448.x
Subject(s) - recall , psychology , free recall , serial position effect , period (music) , recall test , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , dynamics (music) , relation (database) , pedagogy , physics , database , computer science , acoustics
The present study longitudinally examined changes in recall in children between the ages of 8 and 10 years. Given the increasingly sophisticated use of memory strategies during this developmental period, correspondences between study and recall dynamics were of particular interest. Seventy‐six children performed free‐recall tasks on 5 occasions over a 2‐year period. Video and audio analyses revealed that children tended to recall items successively from nearby serial positions. This so‐called lag‐recency effect was particularly pronounced when items from nearby serial positions were conjunctly rehearsed during study. Implications for understanding study–recall correspondences are discussed in relation to other developmental changes of this period including memory capacity.