Did I Visit the Polar Bear before the Giraffe? Examining Memory for Temporal Order and the Temporal Distance Effect in Early to Middle Childhood

Autor/inn/en	Deker, Lina; Pathman, Thanujeni
Titel	Did I Visit the Polar Bear before the Giraffe? Examining Memory for Temporal Order and the Temporal Distance Effect in Early to Middle Childhood
Quelle	In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35 (2021) 3, S.785-794 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pathman, Thanujeni)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4080
DOI	10.1002/acp.3804
Schlagwörter	Memory; Time Perspective; Cognitive Processes; Children; Cognitive Development; Age Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gedächtnis; Zeitbezug; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Child; Kind; Kinder; Kognitive Entwicklung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	Memory for the temporal order of past events is a critical capacity; however, relatively little is known about its development and the processes that support it in early to middle childhood. The aim of this study was to examine children's memory for the temporal order of real-world events. Four-five-year-old (n = 36), 6-7-year-old (n = 45) and 8-10-year-old (n = 46) children participated in a week-long camp at a local zoo, which involved engaging activities and visits to animals each day. On the last day of camp, we tested children's memory for the order of pairs of animals visited. The elapsed time (lag) between event pairs was manipulated to test whether children's accuracy would show the temporal distance effect and give us insights into the processes supporting temporal memory. We found that 8-10-year-olds, but not younger groups, showed the temporal distance effect. Implications for our understanding of the cognitive processes supporting temporal memory development are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01