With Development, List Recall Includes More Chunks, Not Just Larger Ones

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1119-1131

  Cowan, Nelson ^a   Hismjatullina, Anna ^a   AuBuchon, Angela M ^a   Saults, J Scott ^a   Horton, Neil ^b   Leadbitter, Kathy ^b   Towse, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity; Chunking; Grouping; Working memory; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956764284     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020618     Document Type: Article

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