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ERIC Number: EJ300146
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Encoding Distinctiveness and the Encoding Shift Penalty in Children and Adults.
Ackerman, Brian P.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v36 n2 p257-83 Oct 1983
Determines some of the reasons for developmental differences in retrieval variability. The critical manipulation involved the use of semantic orienting questions at both acquisition and retrieval; elementary school children (7 and 10 years of age) and adults participated. (Author/CI)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Comparative Analysis, Congruence (Psychology), Cues, Encoding (Psychology), Recall (Psychology)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Differences; Retrieval (Psychology)