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ERIC Number: EJ093409
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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Facilitation and Distraction in Short-Term Memory
Hagan, John W.; Kail, Robert V., Jr.
Child Development, 44, 4, 831-836, Dec 73
Short-term memory in 7- and 11-year-old children was studied under two conditions: study period and distraction. Older children did better than younger children on study conditions and about the same on distraction condition. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Environmental Influences, Memory, Recall (Psychology)
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