What Is the Source of Preschool Children's Memories of Events from Their Own Lives?

Autor/inn/en	Nicoladis, Elena; Svob, Connie; Smithson, Lisa
Titel	What Is the Source of Preschool Children's Memories of Events from Their Own Lives?
Quelle	In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, 36 (2022) 2, S.445-452 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nicoladis, Elena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4080
DOI	10.1002/acp.3915
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Memory; Attribution Theory; Experience; Accuracy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Gedächtnis; Erfahrung
Abstract	In experimental tasks, preschool children sometimes mistakenly attribute memories to themselves rather than external sources, with decreasing source errors between 4- and 5-years of age. In this research, we tested whether these developmental changes are also observed in spontaneously generated memories of personal life events. 4- and 5-year olds generated life event memories and provided age estimates for when they took place. The children at both ages most often mentioned events that they could plausibly remember and some memories from external sources, including vicarious memories and events beyond their lifespan. Parents affirmed the accuracy of their children's memories and reported that some events were only told to or were imagined by the children. Our findings suggest that preschool children most often report events that they themselves remember and occasionally include events likely originating from external sources. These results add to the evidence showing that children's memories for events can be accurate. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01