Representational Constraints on the Development of Memory and Metamemory: A Developmental-Representational Theory

Psychological Review

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 464-495

  Ceci, Stephen J ^a   Fitneva, Stanka A ^b   Williams, Wendy M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

binding; memory development; metamemory; PFC; representation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MEMORY; PILOT PROJECTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 77953151403     PISSN: 0033295X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019067     Document Type: Article

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