Nonspecific verbal cues alleviate forgetting by young children

Developmental Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 727-733

  Morgan, Kirstie ^a   Hayne, Harlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MEMORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUES; HUMANS; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35548994561     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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