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ERIC Number: EJ252650
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Sep
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The Effects of Differences in Classification Style on Preschool Children's Memory.
Bjorklund, David J.; Zaken-Greenberg, Flora
Child Development, v52 n3 p888-94 Sep 1981
Assesses the effectiveness of different child-generated classification schemes on preschool children's memory performance. Children who organized pictures according to taxonomic categories (e.g., animals, vehicles) demonstrated significantly greater recall than children classified as nontaxonomic. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Individual Differences, Memory, Pictorial Stimuli, Preschool Children, Recall (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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