The Contribution of Executive Function to Source Memory Development in Early Childhood

Autor/inn/en	Rajan, Vinaya; Cuevas, Kimberly; Bell, Martha Ann
Titel	The Contribution of Executive Function to Source Memory Development in Early Childhood
Quelle	In: Journal of Cognition and Development, 15 (2014) 2, S.304-324 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1524-8372
DOI	10.1080/15248372.2013.763809
Schlagwörter	Executive Function; Memory; Children; Cognitive Development; Recall (Psychology); Regression (Statistics); Age Differences; Puppetry; Inhibition; Performance; Language Skills; Role; Correlation; Child Development; Testing; Task Analysis; Recognition (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gedächtnis; Child; Kind; Kinder; Kognitive Entwicklung; Abberufung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Puppenspiel; Hemmung; Achievement; Leistung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Rollen; Korrelation; Kindesentwicklung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Aufgabenanalyse; Recognition; Wiedererkennen
Abstract	Age-related differences in episodic memory judgments assessing recall of fact information and the source of this information were examined. The role of executive function (EF) in supporting early episodic memory ability was also explored. Four- and 6-year-old children were taught 10 novel facts from two different sources (experimenter or puppet), and memory for both fact and source information was later tested. Measures of working memory, inhibitory control, and set shifting were obtained to produce an indicator of children's EF. Six-year-olds recalled more fact and source information than did 4-year-olds. Regression analyses revealed that age, language ability, and EF accounted for unique variance in children's fact recall and source recall performance. These findings suggest a link between episodic memory and EF, and we propose that developmental investigations should further explore this association. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10