A real-life event enhances the accuracy of preschoolers' recall

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-309

  Thierry, Karen L ^a   Spence, Melanie J ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; VIDEORECORDING; WITNESS;

EID: 7744221562     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.965     Document Type: Article

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