The development of prospective memory in children: Methodological issues, empirical findings, and future directions

Prospective Memory: Cognitive, Neuroscience, Developmental, and Applied Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 115-140

  Kvavilashvili, Lia ^a   Kyle, Fiona E ^b   Messer, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84920430657     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203809945     Document Type: Chapter

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