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ERIC Number: EJ258344
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Dec
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Understanding the Combination of Memory Variables: Developing Conceptions of Memory Limitations.
Wellman, Henry M.; And Others
Child Development, v52 n4 p1313-17 Dec 1981
Investigates children's understanding of combined effects of different variables influencing memory. Preschoolers, second graders, fourth graders, and adults predicted how many items a depicted character could recall in several memory situations that were produced by factorially crossing three levels of "items to-be-remembered" with three levels of applied effort. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Memory, Metacognition, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Combined Influences; Effort; Estimation