Did I visit the polar bear before the giraffe? Examining memory for temporal order and the temporal distance effect in early to middle childhood
Summary Memory for the temporal order of past events is a critical capacity; however, relatively little is known about its development and the processes that support it in early to middle childhood. The aim of this study was to examine children's memory for the temporal order of real‐world even...
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crwiley:10.1002/acp.3804 2024-09-15T18:31:11+00:00 Did I visit the polar bear before the giraffe? Examining memory for temporal order and the temporal distance effect in early to middle childhood Deker, Lina Pathman, Thanujeni 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.3804 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/acp.3804 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/acp.3804 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Applied Cognitive Psychology volume 35, issue 3, page 785-794 ISSN 0888-4080 1099-0720 journal-article 2021 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3804 2024-08-27T04:28:23Z Summary Memory for the temporal order of past events is a critical capacity; however, relatively little is known about its development and the processes that support it in early to middle childhood. The aim of this study was to examine children's memory for the temporal order of real‐world events. Four–five‐year‐old ( n = 36), 6–7‐year‐old ( n = 45) and 8–10‐year‐old ( n = 46) children participated in a week‐long camp at a local zoo, which involved engaging activities and visits to animals each day. On the last day of camp, we tested children's memory for the order of pairs of animals visited. The elapsed time (lag) between event pairs was manipulated to test whether children's accuracy would show the temporal distance effect and give us insights into the processes supporting temporal memory. We found that 8–10‐year‐olds, but not younger groups, showed the temporal distance effect. Implications for our understanding of the cognitive processes supporting temporal memory development are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper polar bear Wiley Online Library Applied Cognitive Psychology 35 3 785 794 |
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Summary Memory for the temporal order of past events is a critical capacity; however, relatively little is known about its development and the processes that support it in early to middle childhood. The aim of this study was to examine children's memory for the temporal order of real‐world events. Four–five‐year‐old ( n = 36), 6–7‐year‐old ( n = 45) and 8–10‐year‐old ( n = 46) children participated in a week‐long camp at a local zoo, which involved engaging activities and visits to animals each day. On the last day of camp, we tested children's memory for the order of pairs of animals visited. The elapsed time (lag) between event pairs was manipulated to test whether children's accuracy would show the temporal distance effect and give us insights into the processes supporting temporal memory. We found that 8–10‐year‐olds, but not younger groups, showed the temporal distance effect. Implications for our understanding of the cognitive processes supporting temporal memory development are discussed. |
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Did I visit the polar bear before the giraffe? Examining memory for temporal order and the temporal distance effect in early to middle childhood |
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Did I visit the polar bear before the giraffe? Examining memory for temporal order and the temporal distance effect in early to middle childhood |
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Did I visit the polar bear before the giraffe? Examining memory for temporal order and the temporal distance effect in early to middle childhood |
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Did I visit the polar bear before the giraffe? Examining memory for temporal order and the temporal distance effect in early to middle childhood |
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Did I visit the polar bear before the giraffe? Examining memory for temporal order and the temporal distance effect in early to middle childhood |
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did i visit the polar bear before the giraffe? examining memory for temporal order and the temporal distance effect in early to middle childhood |
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