The effects of prior knowledge on children's memory and suggestibility

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-275

  Elischberger, Holger B ^a,b,c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Memory; Stereotype; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SUGGESTION;

ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; SUGGESTION;

EID: 27744508772     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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