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ERIC Number: EJ191012
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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The Role of Spatial Cues in the Probe-Type Serial Memory Task.
Berch, Daniel B.
Child Development, v49 n3 p749-54 Sep 1978, Sep78
Results of two experiments suggested (1) that spatial cues serve as functional stimuli in the standard probe-type task, and (2) that the contextual uniqueness of the first item is probably responsible for the occurrence of primacy in young children. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cues, Elementary School Students, Memory, Preschool Children, Primacy Effect, Research
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Language: English
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