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ERIC Number: EJ099926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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The Development of Short-Term and Incidental Memory: A Cross-cultural Study
Wagner, Daniel A.
Child Development, 45, 2, 389-398, Jun 74
Subjects from urban and rural Yucatan were tested on a short-term and incidental memory task. Urban subjects were in school, whereas most rural subjects were not. Results indicated that formal schooling is an important factor in the development of mnemonic skills in short-term memory. (ST)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Attention, Behavioral Science Research, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary School Students, Memory, Recall (Psychology)
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Identifiers: Mexico (Yucatan)