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ERIC Number: EJ143363
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Using Imagery to Retrieve Semantic Information: A Developmental Study
Kosslyn, Stephen Michael
Child Development, 47, 2, 434-444, Jun 76
This is a developmental study of the effects, and role, of imagery in retrieving information from long-term memory. In two blocks of trails, first graders, fourth graders and adults determined whether or not various animals are characterized by various properties, first upon consultation of a visual image and then without imagery. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Imagery, Memory, Reaction Time, Research
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