The development of organizational strategies in children: Evidence from a microgenetic longitudinal study

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 298-319

  Schlagmüller, Matthias ^a   Schneider, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Memory development; Microgenetic study; Organizational strategies; Utilization deficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036512621     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.2002.2655     Document Type: Article

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