Developmental changes and the effect of self-generated feedback in metacognitive controlled spacing strategies in 7-year-olds, 10-year-olds, and adults

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 140-154

  Tsalas, Nike ^a   Paulus, Markus ^a   Sodian, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Control; Development; Memory; Metacognition; Monitoring; Spacing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CUES; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923014447     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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