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ERIC Number: EJ375333
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Cross-Linguistic Differences in Digit Span of Preschool Children.
Chen, Chuansheng; Stevenson, Harold W.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v46 n1 p150-58 Aug 1988
Reports cross-linguistic differences in forward digit span among four-, five-, and six-year-old Chinese and American children. Examines several explanations for the superior performance of Chinese children, and finds that only a temporally limited store hypothesis was supported. (SKC)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Research, Psychological Studies, Short Term Memory, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: China (Beijing); Digit Span Tasks