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ERIC Number: EJ194743
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Dec
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Memory Span and Short-Term Memory Capacity: A Development Study.
Dempster, Frank N.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v26 n3 p419-31 Dec 1978
Investigates whether age differences in memory span are affected by type of material, with the aim of making inferences about capacity. Subjects were 30 boys and girls from each of three elementary school grade levels (first, third and sixth). (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Mediation Theory, Memory, Research
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Language: English
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