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ERIC Number: EJ196641
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Oct
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Age- and Task-Related Differences in the Use of Category-Size Information for the Retrieval of Categorized Items.
Posnansky, Carla J.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v26 n2 p373-82 Oct 1978
Investigates three alternative explanations for why younger children benefit more than older children from the provision of category size information when recalling items from a categorized list. Subjects were 29 kindergarten and 30 third grade children. (MP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Memory, Reaction Time, Recall (Psychology), Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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